For our family and where we live, a rink was just more obviously necessary and easier to obtain than those other things. Rink Building in Three Simple Steps. Make a Base. The most important part of building a rink is the base. You have to have a good base or when you start to flood, the water will just run away over the ground.
Fallen snow is mostly air spaces.
Water from your tap will just flow straight through it. A Base is a solid mass of frozen slush that will not melt when flooded. Late in the fall cut the grass short. Wait until four to six inches of snow has fallen and a good cold night is predicted. That afternoon hook up the hose to your garden tap and get everybody dressed and outside.