CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KRDO) – With highs in Cripple Creek reaching near 50 today, the competitors in the 16th-annual Ice Festival were forced to start their work in the middle of the night to take advantage of the cooler temperatures.
From Feb. 14-22, historic Cripple Creek will transform Bennett Avenue into a stunning open-air gallery of ice. The free annual festival brings together elite ice carvers from across the country for live ice carving competitions, large-scale sculpture displays, and interactive activities for visitors of all ages.
Carving groups started their work early Thursday morning, placing and carving as quickly as they could before the sun could spoil the rest of their workday…