Ice climbing continues to grow! And with it are several 'mark your calendars NOW' events that bring us climbers together for fun, friends, ice climbing, and usually lots of beer. Check out the starred events to check out DRY ICE Tools in person!
NORTH AMERICA
MCA Ice Climbing Festival September 13-15 2019 Glacier Park Resort AK (near the Matanuska Glacier) Events are based out of campsites #9 3/4 in the open field by the river and closer to the toe of the glacier.
Portland Alpine Festival Paused due to COVID. Usually in November Portland OR
Bozeman Ice Festival December 4-12, 2021 Bozeman, MT
Sandstone Ice Festival Paused due to COVID. Usually in January Robinson Park Quarry, Sandstone, MN
Adirondack International Mountain Fest January 14-17, 2022 Keene Valley, NY
*Ouray Ice Fest January 20-23, 2022 Ouray, CO
Smuggler's Notch Ice Bash January 28-30, 2022 Smugglers Notch, VT
Catskill Ice Festival January 22-24 2022 New Paltz, NY
Mt. Washington Valley Ice Festival February 4-6, 2022 North Conway, NH
Duluth Ice & Mixed Fest No Dates yet, Duluth, Minnesota
Michigan Ice Fest February 12-16, 2020 Munising, MI
Valdez Ice Fest February 14-17 2020 Valdez, Alaska Get REALLY psyched with this:
Rock Spot IceFest March 2020 The Flume Gorge NH
Southern Ontario Ice Fest February 2020 Maynooth, Ontario, Canada
INTERNATIONAL
KAILAS ICE CLIMBING FESTIVAL Dec 30-Jan 2 Sugunaing National Park Shuangquiao Valley, China
Remarkables Ice & Mixed Festival Aug 13-16 2020 Queenstown NZ
Portillo Ice Fest Aug 2-4 2020 Portillo, Chile
Erzurum Ice Climbing Festival Jan 2020 Uzundere, Erzurum, Eastern Turkey.