(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Leili Sloan, 7, wears her Santa Paws hat as she ice skates at the Gallivan Center on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Warren Rizzo and Julie Quinn from Phoenix, Ariz., skate at the Gallivan Center on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Julie has been skating with her family on Christmas Eve for the past 35 years. Her mother made everyone in her family Grinch scarves so she can tell them apart from the other skaters.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Halima Hassan, 12, skates with her sister Mariam Hassan, 16, at the Gallivan Center, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. It was the first time on ice skates for both of the girls.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Quinn Nikkel, 10, skates with his mother, Tiffany Nikkel, from San Diego, while wearing their family grinch scarves at the Gallivan Center ice rink on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Tiffany and her family have been ice skating on Christmas Eve for the past 35 years.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Evelyn Lambson, 8, of Stansbury Park, takes a break from hockey practice as she skates at the Gallivan Center ice rink on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Halima Hassan, 12, skates with her sister Mariam Hassan, 16, at the Gallivan Center on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Tuesday was the first time on ice skates for both of the girls.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Samantha Fuller skates with her friend Drake Becker at the Gallivan Center on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Make, 5, skates with his dad, Howard Tuisamoa, at the Gallivan Center on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Evelyn Lambson, 8, of Stansbury Park, takes a break from hockey practice as she skates at the Gallivan Center ice rink on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Diane Kortbawi made 20 Grinch scarves for members of her family so she can tell them apart from the other skaters during their annual family ice skating outing on Christmas Eve at the Gallivan Center, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Kortbawi's family has been ice skating on Christmas Eve for the past 35 years.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ruby Nikkel skates with Mattie Habovstak, at the Gallivan Center, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Their family has been ice skating on Christmas Eve for the past 35 years. They are wearing Grinch scarves made by Diane Kortbawi, so she can tell them apart from the other skaters during their annual family ice skating outing.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rosy Quinn fixes the scarf for Quinn Nikkel, 10, from San Diego, as they ice skate at the Gallivan Center ice rink, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Quinn's family has been ice skating on Christmas Eve for the past 35 years. They are wearing Grinch scarves made by Diane Kortbawi so they can tell each other apart from the other skaters during their annual family ice skating outing.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hundreds of skaters enjoy the warm temperatures on Christmas Eve as they skate at the Gallivan Center, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Samantha Fuller skates with her friend Drake Becker at the Gallivan Center, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Leili Sloan, 7, wears her Santa Paws hat as she ice skates at the Gallivan Center, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
Skaters young and old took to the rink at the Gallivan Center on Tuesday to celebrate a Christmas Eve a tradition.
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