Abstract: An artificial ice skating treadmill for forward and backward ice skating, specifically designed to allow an ice skater to practice normal ice skating behavior while in a relatively fixed position. The general elements of the present design allow for the ice skater's form to be observed and coached from very close range, thus promoting rapid improvement in technique. The present ice skating treadmill allows for uphill or downhill skating, thus causing rapid loading of specific muscle groups and in turn the strengthening of those groups. A variable speed element in the present ice skating treadmill also allows muscle group conditioning at all skating speeds.The essential features of the present apparatus are the support base with a screw type tilt mechanism.