written by Leif Öhman

edited by John Minnaar

Curling Ice Explained (CIE) is the definitive manual on how to create curling ice. It describes everything from creating (and removing) the ice itself to varied demands the sport requires of the playing surface.

In short, if you have any interest in how to create professional curling ice, this book is a must!

CIE is both a renewal and revision of the previous manual issued by the World Curling Federation, under the title The Ice Technician’s Resource Manual.

1. The development of curling

2. The modern demands of curling on ice

3. Specific definition of curling ice

4. The floors of a curling rink

5. Measuring, painting and lines

6. Ice installation

7. Flooding

8. Curling ice in an arena

9. Maintaining the ice pad

10. Routines and equipment

11. End of season

12. Pebbling

13. Temperatures and other readings

14. Humidity

15. Heating and ventilation

16. Lighting

17. Control systems

18. Groundfreezing, heaving and permafrost

19. Water

20. Ice quality

21. Curling stones

22. The refrigeration system

23. Energy

24. Building a modern curling rink