Very Good

• Limited number of pressure cracks
• Overall ice is very hard and durable
• Clean ice with a smooth surface
• Very good gliding surface
• Limited number of rough areas

Good

• A few pressure cracks
• Hard ice surface
• Clean ice with a number of smooth surface areas
• Good gliding surface
• Some patchy or rough areas, due to high traffic

Fair

• Many pressure cracks
• Worn/soft ice surface, due to mild temperatures
• Snow has accumulated on the ice or freezing rain has caused a “pebbled” surface
• Poor gliding surface
• Some water along the edges

Poor

• Numerous pressure cracks, due to mild temperatures
• Soft ice surface with several rough or “soft/wet spots”
• Risk of skate blades digging in and “scarring” the surface
• Water pooling along the edges and stairway landings
• Water is running out of drains and eroding the ice