Columbia Gorge Skating Association

A year-round home on the ice for the Gorge.

CGSA is building The Gorge Ice Rink — the first indoor ice facility in the Columbia Gorge. A community-built rink for hockey, figure skating, and learn-to-skate, open to everyone.

Donate nowAbout the project
Raised to date
$30K
of a $10M goal
Phase 1 · Early Momentum Fund — engineering, permitting, pre-construction0.3%
1,000+
Gorge residents surveyed and supportive of the rink
2 hrs
Drive to the nearest year-round ice today
200'×85'
Full NHL-standard ice sheet
300–400
Spectator seats along the ice
About the project

A volunteer board. A real plan. A real place.

The Columbia Gorge Skating Association is the volunteer-run nonprofit building The Gorge Ice Rink. Land has been secured through a generous community donation, adjacent to Hood River Valley High School. The facility design is board-approved. Grant applications and city permits are in motion right now.

01

NHL ice sheet

Full 200' × 85' regulation rink — usable for every level of play, from learn-to-skate to youth hockey to adult leagues.

02

Locker rooms & café

Multiple locker rooms, a pro shop, and a community café overlooking the ice.

03

Adjacent to HRVHS

Right next to the high school and a walk from downtown Hood River.

04

Year-round ice

Indoor and refrigerated, so the rink is open every month — not dependent on whether it gets cold enough outside.

05

Volunteer-led

An all-volunteer board with in-kind legal, engineering, and architectural support from local professionals.

06

Community-funded

Public-private partnership. Capital campaign supported by individual donors, foundations, and local grants.

Voices from the Gorge

Why a rink. And why now.

Three of more than a thousand Gorge residents who've already said yes to this project.

"We face a significant unmet need, and I am certain that an ice-skating rink will be a tremendous benefit to both Hood River and the entire Gorge."
Hood River resident · Survey response
"A Gorge ice rink will be so much more than just a place to play hockey. It will be somewhere for kids to go on a Saturday night."
Parent · Survey response
"My family is excited, and I look forward to seeing you there."
Future skater · Survey response
Where we stand

Public progress. Always.

How much CGSA has raised, where it's going, and what's next — visible to everyone, updated every month. No black box.

$30K
of a $10M goal raised
Recent milestones
  • Land secured — generous community donationDone
  • Board-approved facility designDone
  • Grant applications submittedIn progress
  • City permits filedIn progress
  • Donor party — Hood RiverJul 27
Where the money goes
  • Building shell43%
  • Refrigeration & ice plant21%
  • Slab + sub-floor14%
  • Locker rooms, FF&E, café9%
  • Site, utilities, permits6%
  • Dasher boards & glass5%
  • Resurfacer + maintenance2%

Help us bring a rink to the Gorge.

Every gift goes to the rink fund. One-time or monthly. Apple Pay, Google Pay, card, or bank transfer — your call.

Donate now