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Colorado Avalanche: Air Force Academy Getting Ready for Outdoor Game

The Colorado Avalanche are set to play in their second-ever Stadium Series game in just 12 days. Falcon Stadium at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs will be transformed into an outdoor rink.

Correction: It’s already starting to be transformed. The long process of building an ice rink on an outdoor field has begun.

When the Avalanche played in their first-ever outdoor game four years ago, I chronicled what goes into making that ice rink:

Well, according to the Avalanche’s Twitter, the build has started:

The social media team and some members of the Avs family headed down to Falcon Stadium on a cold, snowy day in Colorado.