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BlackSky Raiders Hockey
Born from frozen nights and a love for the game, the BlackSky Raiders Hockey Club brings pond hockey back to its roots: outdoors, raw, and real.
The rink is framed with rough-sawn boards from the mill, lit by arena lights against the canyon walls, and filled with skates, laughter, and the crack of a clean shot in mountain air.
The pond failure
The original plan was to build an ice rink on the lower pond. But the spring-fed water beneath kept moving, softening the edges and breaking the ice just when it seemed ready.
After repeated tries, layers that would not hold, and more late nights than anyone wanted, it became clear that the land had other plans.
So the vision moved uphill. What followed was years of clearing, leveling, and shaping the forest by hand and machine until a true arena began to take shape from the mountainside itself.
Second shot
That first winter proved the idea, even with rough lines and thin ice. Under a cold moon and a star-filled sky, the crew saw the first real glimpse of what the arena could become.
It was awkward, difficult, and half frozen wrong, but it was there. That was enough to keep going.
V3
The grade was corrected after the team realized the arena dropped almost three feet end to end.
Enough timber was milled for a 120-by-60-foot rink, each board carrying its own local story.
Posts came from the post peeler, hand shaping, and donated poles from friends and local support.
With help from CSU and Gus, electric service finally reached the arena and brought night skating to life.
Crisp air, quiet canyon, and that perfect sheen of ice under lights after the sun drops behind the ridge.
Every lesson, board, post, and wire run through the dirt brought the arena closer to what it was meant to be.
The Arena
The BlackSky arena is designed for more than hockey. It supports horseback and riding training, youth hockey, recreational skating, local events, training programs, and seasonal activity across the property.
It is both an animal-care asset and an outdoor-recreation hub: one of those rare places where ranch life, sport, and community use all meet on the same ground.
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