by Lee Ellen King | Mar 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
A volunteer is someone who gives time and energy to help others without expecting payment; volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. Ice Alaska is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers. They provide the talent and energy to put on the largest...
by Lee Ellen King | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our five student carvers from Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (OCCI), along with their mentor and instructor, Chris Foltz and his wife, Kendra, have returned to Coos Bay, Oregon. Each of these fine culinary students had to earn their way to come to Fairbanks and...
by Lee Ellen King | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
The final horn of 2025 has blown. The Single Block Ice Carving Competition is over. We will have to wait until the award ceremony on the 2nd at 8:00pm to find out who the talented winners are. The Novice Competition has also ended and we are waiting to learn 1st, 2nd,...
by Lee Ellen King | Feb 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
“No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.”The Double Block Competition began this morning, February 22, with the blowing of the horn. “A dynamic duo making masterpieces using only two blocks of ice – a sensation to see.” The teams have until...
by Lee Ellen King | Feb 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
The winners of the 2025 Multiblock were honored at the Awards Ceremony tonight at the Ice Alaska Ice Park. There were 12 teams of multiblock carvers. Each team had 4 sculptors and 9 blocks of ice. They had 6 days in which to carve. Every sculpture is created from...
by Lee Ellen King | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
At 10:00 pm tonight Multiblock will end. The sculptors will be expected to put down all tools and leave their sites. All sites are expected to be cleaned and ready to be judged at 10:15. Scoring is based on ten categories, 100 points each. Scores of 900 or higher are...
