Ice Alaska News and Blog
Multi Block Mid Point
According to history, the very first ice sculptures were used for shelter against the cold. They can also be traced back to China when lanterns were carved to keep out the long dark of night. Today we think of them as culinary art forms. The first version of Peach...
Eight Multi Block Teams, 32 Artists in Motion
Team 8 "Important Thing Team 3 "Mind Blowing Idea Team 6 "If You Love Something Set It Free" Team 7 The Catch Team 5 "Get The Loader" Team 4"Step Right Up" Team 2 "Eyes of Demise" Team 1 "Run For Your Life"
“The buzz saw snarled and rattled…”
And the quiet woods are no longer quiet. MultiBlock competition has begun. The first day, from the observer's point of view, may not make a lot of sense. Blocks are being moved around. Paper patterns appear glued to the blocks of ice and generally there is a lot of...
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy…..”
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep” This line from the Robert Frost poem could refer to the woods on the Tanana Valley fairgrounds. However, at 8:00am, February 17, 2024, these woods become magical. When the horn blows, the World Ice Art Championship begins. It is...
Two Days until…..
On Saturday, February 17, Ice Alaska will open its gates at noon for the 2024 season. Located at the Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds, 1800 College Road, in Fairbanks, Ice Alaska is home of the World Ice Art Championships. The finest ice sculptors from around the world...
Harvesting Blocks
I would like to introduce you to…..
In 2020 I had the pleasure of meeting who I believe is the most wonderfully free-spirited person I have ever met. She has become a friend and I look forward to seeing her every year in Fairbanks. She spends the remainder of the year “playing” around the world. I...
A Glimpse into Boot Camp
Thought it would be fun to take a peek into Boot Camp 2024
Boot Camp-Heroes of Ice Alaska
The Ice Park is the first thing visitors will see when the gates open for the first time on February 17, 2024. A myriad of slides, tall, curvy, steep and all slippery, await the first sleds. There are games to play, all made from ice of course. There are...
Fairy Tale February
February in Fairbanks, Alaska is special, a fairy tale month. This is because magic happens. The Tanana Valley Fairgrounds at 1800 College Road is transformed into an icy fantasyland. It takes on an atmosphere of idyllic happiness. There are slides and games made from...
Volunteers-the heart of Ice Alaska
A volunteer is a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. One of the more well-known benefits of volunteering is the impact on the community. Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. Even...
Ice Alaska
Ice Alaska began anew as a non profit organization at the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds in 2018. It began with a vision and with people who believed passionately enough to not want that vision to fade. These were a group of resilient leaders motivated to get through...
“A photo is all that remains from an ice sculpture”
Klaus Ebeling (1930-2022) carved snow and ice for thirty years. He was a master of perspective and illusion, and with his carving partner,Jerry Merrill, won the International Snow Sculpting Competition in Lillehammer, Norway with their sculpture, "Pyramid On One...
Multiblock starts February 17, 2023
The 2023 Ice Alaska season kicks of February 17, 2023 with the Multiblock Classic! Artist from around the world will transform Alaska Arctic Diamond blocks of ice harvested from natural lake ice. Tickets are available now.
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Home of the 2023 World Ice Art ChampionshipsCompetition: February 17 through March 17
Park is open February 17 through March 31