The skate trail is about 8-feet wide so the traffic of skiers on the ice is more concentrated, Bonner said. The ice skating trail hinges on just the right amount of snow.

The two-time Winter Olympic Games host town allows visitors to skate on a two-mile-long ice track 24/7 when it reaches a safe thickness, which usually happens around mid-December.

Life Skate sleds, ice bikes and more at Muskegon Luge’s accessibility open house Updated: Jan. 16, 2025, 3:44 p.m. | Published: Jan. 14, 2025, 10:38 a.m.