Put your leisure time on ice with a little bit of curling.

By Roddy Scheer February 21, 2012

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Looking for a chill workoutwithout having to strap on ice skates? Try your hand at curling, in which players take turns sliding a 42-pound granite stone (the rock) across a 146-foot-long lane of ice (the sheet) toward a target (the house). Teammates sweep along in front of the stone, using special brooms to warm the ice for better sliding and rotation (the curling) of the rock. Give it a try at North Seattles GRANITE CURLING CLUB, the only facility of its kind on the West Coast. In operation since 1961, Granite has produced more national champions than any other curling club in the United States, but its also the perfect place for beginners to get started. Check out one of the open houses, usually held the second Saturday of each month, when visitors can get up to two hours of ice time. $15/person or $40/family. Haller Lake, 1440 N 128th St.; 206.362.2446; curlingseattle.org.

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