Schedule and Costs

Winter Lodge offers group lessons for ages 4 & up. Basic skill classes are offered weekday afternoons or Saturday mornings and include free practice time during the skating session in progress.

For questions or registration information, call (650)493-4566.

Duration: 8 weeks
Cost: $144 (unless otherwise noted)

Spring Group Lessons

Offered: February 15 – April 10


Spring classes are now full. Check back  at the end of August for information on our 2010-11 Fall classes!


Lessons for: Children • Hockey • Adults

Lessons for Children

Basic Skills Levels

Includes skates and 2 extra practice passes.

Monday – Friday between 3:00pm & 5:00 pm
Saturday between 8:30am & 11:30am.

Classes for children 4 and up meet once a week for 1/2 hour of instruction plus free practice time during the session in progress.

  • Beginner: For skaters who have never skated or need to hold on.
  • Pre Alpha: For skaters who walk well on skates. Teaches gliding and balancing on each foot.
  • Alpha: Teaches forward stroking, forward crossovers, and snowplow stop.
  • Beta: Teaches backward stroking, backward crossovers, and T stop.
  • Gamma: Teaches outside forward 3-turns, mohawk, and hockey stop.
  • Delta: Teaches inside forward 3-turns, forward edges, lunge, and bunny hop.

Teen Class

Includes skates and 2 extra practice passes.

Monday, 5:00 – 5:30pm
Beginner through Delta for ages 11-16 yrs.
Free practice during 3-5pm skating session.

Parent & Tot

Cost: $164, includes skates for both parent & tot and 2 extra practice passes.

Friday, 9:00 – 9:30am
For beginning level child 3-6 years with one parent.

Pre Freestyle

Skater provides own skates, includes 2 extra practice passes.
Tuesday 5:15-6:00pm or 6:45-7:30pm
Prepares skaters for Freestyle 1.
Prerequisite: Passed Delta.

Freestyle Levels 1- 5

Skater provides own skates. Includes 2 extra practice passes.
Thursday evening:
FS 1 – 5:00 – 5:45pm
FS 2 – 5:45 – 6:30pm
FS 3 – 6:30 – 7:15pm
FS 4 – 7:30 – 8:15pm
FS 5 – 8:15 – 9:00pm
Teaches skaters the required elements and program to music to advance through the freestyle levels.
Prerequisite: Passed Pre Freestyle.


Group Hockey Lessons

Monday, 5:15 – 6:00pm (7-9 yrs.) and 6:00 – 6:45pm (10-13 yrs.)

Winter Lodge hockey classes are designed to be FUN, skill building, recreational lessons for children ages 7-13 years. This is not a league and Winter Lodge skaters do not play any outside teams. Classes consist of skill building techniques which are then put to practice in scrimmages during class. Our experienced coaches create a fun, positive learning environment for the kids. Classes meet once a week for 45 minutes.

All participants must provide their own required equipment:

  1. Ice hockey helmet w/ face mask
  2. Ice hockey stick
  3. Hockey skates

Elbow pads, knee pads and gloves are strongly recommended. Other equipment and pads are fine, however not mandatory.

Winter Lodge sells hockey skates, sticks and helmets!

Skating Level Requirements: Skater can perform the following moves confidently. Skater does not have to have been tested to qualify for the class, but must have mastery of appropriate skating levels. It is recommended that regular basic skill level classes are taken to improve overall skating ability.

  • Beginner/Intermediate (7-9 yrs) – Forward stroking, forward crossovers on both feet, snowplow stop (Alpha level).
  • Beginner/Intermediate (10-13 yrs)- Forward & backward stroking, forward & backward crossovers on both feet, snowplow stop and T-stop (Alpha & Beta level).
  • Intermediate/Advanced (10-13 yrs) – Forward & backward stroking, forward & backward crossovers on both feet, snowplow stop and T-stop, basic stick handling/passing, hockey stop.

Adult Lessons

Includes skates and 2 extra practice passes.
Wednesday morning:
Beginner, Pre Alpha – 9:00am
Alpha, Beta – 9:30am
Gamma, Delta – 10:00am
Freestyle 1-3 – 10:30am

Wednesday evening:
Beginner, Pre Alpha – 8:00pm
Alpha, Beta – 8:30pm
Gamma, Delta – 9:00pm

Advanced Edge Work/Freestyle

Skater provides own skates. Includes 2 extra practice passes.
Wednesday, 9:30 – 10:00pm
Prerequisite: Passed Delta