The Gift Shop and snack bar, “Arctic Habanero”,  is always a fun place to “hang out”. When you’re cold and need to warm up you can find a good cup of coffee as well as a smooth, hot, delicious and satisfying cup of hot chocolate. The hot dogs, with or without chili, are great. The nachos are loaded with melted cheese and the cookies are, well, yummy.

From the Gift Shop you can check out a sled to use on one of the park’s many slick and fun slides. The sleds are free to use. You will leave an ID card while you are using the sled and get it back when you return the sled. The Gift Shop sells t-shirts, sweatshirts, magnets, pictures of the finished ice sculptures along with other goodies.

For those folks of all ages who enjoy puzzles, there is a table at the back of the room that has a game table with a 1000 piece puzzle. Stop and add one, two or as many pieces as you like to help complete the puzzle. There are also coloring pages to work on as well as a cup of crayons. One of the completed pictures was “donated” to the ladies at the Gift Shop table so we started a wall of “Arctic Art.” It’s fun and adds a bit of color to the wall.

The Gift Shop and snack bar are located at the park in the Lion’s Building. Come play in the park, race on the slides, play a game of Checkers or attempt a “hole in one”. And definitely don’t forget to stroll through the woods and see the wow-inspiring carved ice sculptures. Then come “chill” out (or better, “warm up”) in the warmest place at the Ice Alaska Ice Park.