Visitors take pictures inside a dome of icicles Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
Visitors take pictures inside a dome of icicles Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)The castle in Dillion, Colo., is built by hand and takes thousands of man hours to create. The Ice Castles will remain open into March, weather permitting, and grows every day as crews continue to build ice formations at night. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)People explore the winter wonderland of the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. The one-acre castle featuring sculptures, thrones, tunnels, slides and fountains, contains more than 25 million pounds of ice. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors take in the colored ice after the sunsets Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)A fountain flows in the background as a young visitor reaches for an icicle while touring the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The concept of the ice castles was created when founder Brent Christensen built an ice cave for his daughter in the front yard of their home in Alpine, Utah. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors explore the ice sculptures Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)A visitor captures a picture of the colored ice Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)LED lights glows through the walls of the ice sculptures Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors explore the ice sculptures Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors explore the ice sculptures Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors explore the ice sculptures Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)The last minutes of daylight shine through the top of an ice dome Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)People explore the winter wonderland of the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. The one-acre castle featuring sculptures, thrones, tunnels, slides and fountains, contains more than 25 million pounds of ice. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)(The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors explore the ice sculptures Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)People explore the winter wonderland of the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. The one-acre castle featuring sculptures, thrones, tunnels, slides and fountains, contains more than 25 million pounds of ice. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)An icicle archway separates the blue sky from an incoming storm Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors explore the ice sculptures Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors take pictures inside a dome of icicles Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. The winter exhibit is opened Thursday through Monday. Visit www.icecastles.com for times and to purchase tickets. Most nights sell out. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)LED lights frozen in the ice formations put on a show for visitors Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Visitors take in the colored ice after the sunsets Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Ice Castles in Dillon, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)
