Tag: Ice Castles
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Ouray faces economic hit thanks to Mother Nature
Peter O’Neil knew that the Ouray Ice Park would have a rough year after the first week of December. Following Thanksgiving weekend, a solid layer of farmed ice sheets formed along the sides of Uncompahgre Gorge. Days later, the southwest Colorado town hit 50 degrees — an uncommonly warm temperature for December. O’Neil, executive director…
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Opening day set for Ice Castles in Cripple Creek amid warm spell
Against the odds of a balmy December, an icy destination is just about ready west of Colorado Springs. A news release announced a Jan. 10 opening day for Ice Castles in Cripple Creek. The colorful, immersive attraction of slides, arches, towers and tunnels has been anticipated before Christmas the past two seasons in town. That…
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Construction of popular ‘Ice Castles’ attraction officially underway at 9,456 feet in Colorado
Ice artisans have started to create this season’s Ice Castles attraction in Cripple Creek, Colorado. According to a November 21 press release, conditions are now favorable for the effort to build the structure to start. By the time it opens – at this point, anticipated for late-December – the “tower frozen fortress” will climb to…
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A frozen palace rose in Colorado’s mountains nearly 130 years ago
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By now in Colorado, we know of the Ice Castles. The frozen attraction has once again opened to great fanfare in Cripple Creek, just as the Utah-based company has debuted another colorful complex of towers, arches and tunnels in Eagle. Lest we forget, a more…
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Popular Ice Castles attraction set to open 2 locations in Colorado before Christmas
For a winter attraction in Colorado, Christmas is coming early. In its 13-year history around the country, it hasn’t been often the weather cooperates enough for Ice Castles to debut before the holiday. That will happen for a second straight year in Cripple Creek, west of Colorado Springs. And it will happen at another Ice…
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Ice Castles ‘coming to life’ now in Cripple Creek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An icy wonderland is rising in the hills west of Colorado Springs. Recent nights of frigid temperatures have benefited Ice Castles, the complex of frozen walls, arches, tunnels and slides returning for a second winter in Cripple Creek. “This beloved winter attraction is coming to…
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The days are shorter, but Colorado’s winter fun is endless
Skiing is the popular image of winter in Colorado. And for good reason: These Rocky Mountains serve as a historic, premier destination for the sport. In terms of skiing acreage and elevation, no other state compares. Skiing’s impact on Colorado in economic terms? A whopping $4.8 billion annually, according to a study from 2015, the…
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Ice Castles to add new Colorado location, returning to I-70 corridor
Coloradans will have two options to experience the wintry attraction, Ice Castles, with a new location in Eagle to join the second year in Cripple Creek. “We are thrilled to add a second location in Colorado this winter where we can create a sense of magic and wonder for our guests,” said Ice Castles CEO…
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Ice Castles, Colorado town appear ready for return of winter party
A little town west of Colorado Springs is eyeing the return of a big attraction this winter. “We are in the process of finalizing the agreement” with Ice Castles, Cripple Creek Mayor Annie Durham said. Preliminary steps were being taken, she said — job postings and earth work to prepare the colorful, fantastical complex of ice…
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High praise for Ice Castles’ first year in Cripple Creek, but return still to be decided
This week, the ice was melting at a first-of-its-kind attraction in the hills west of Colorado Springs, and optimism seemed high as the sun. Ice Castles’ debut winter in Cripple Creek was “overwhelmingly successful,” said the city’s mayor, Annie Durham. The sentiment was shared by the Utah-based company that was enjoying a retreat in Miami,…