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PHOTOS: Opening day at the Cripple Creek Ice Castles

By December 20, 2024 | updated 2 years ago

Ice Castles open for seasonLuna Fatalo, 1, looks at lights encased in icicles at the opening night of the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. For the first time in its history, the company opened two Ice Castles locations in Colorado. The second opened in Eagle on Friday. The Cripple Creek Ice Castles are made of 25 million pounds of ice and had 100,000 visitors last year, according to Jared Henningsen, Ice Castles vice president of event operations. The Ice Castles are open through February or early March, weather permitting. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)

Visitors explore the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

Ice Castles open for seasonLuna Fatalo, 1, looks at lights encased in icicles at the opening night of the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. For the first time in its history, the company opened two Ice Castles locations in Colorado. The second opened in Eagle on Friday. The Cripple Creek Ice Castles are made of 25 million pounds of ice and had 100,000 visitors last year, according to Jared Henningsen, Ice Castles vice president of event operations. The Ice Castles are open through February or early March, weather permitting. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Ice Castles open for seasonLuna Fatalo, 1, looks at lights encased in icicles at the opening night of the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. For the first time in its history, the company opened two Ice Castles locations in Colorado. The second opened in Eagle on Friday. The Cripple Creek Ice Castles are made of 25 million pounds of ice and had 100,000 visitors last year, according to Jared Henningsen, Ice Castles vice president of event operations. The Ice Castles are open through February or early March, weather permitting. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People mingle and warm up around a fire next to the Polar Pub Ice Bar, at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The bar, a new addition to the annual attraction, features winter-themed alcoholic beverages. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People mingle and warm up around a fire next to the Polar Pub Ice Bar, at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The bar, a new addition to the annual attraction, features winter-themed alcoholic beverages. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold,The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold,The Gazette)
Marilyn Longoria is picked up by her husband Sergio Longoria as they share a kiss at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Marilyn Longoria is picked up by her husband Sergio Longoria as they share a kiss at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Marilyn Longoria is picked up by her husband Sergio Longoria as they share a kiss at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Marilyn Longoria is picked up by her husband Sergio Longoria as they share a kiss at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A father and son walk through the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A father and son walk through the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Octavia Fryer, 5, and her mother Maranda Fryer, wander through a group of large ice formations, at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Octavia Fryer, 5, and her mother Maranda Fryer, wander through a group of large ice formations, at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Visitors explore the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Visitors explore the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Johnny Perez, left, and his wife Patricia, right, of Texas, walk through a tunnel at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Johnny Perez, left, and his wife Patricia, right, of Texas, walk through a tunnel at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Anahi Stolfo and her son Judah, 2, of Texas, explore the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Anahi Stolfo and her son Judah, 2, of Texas, explore the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Visitors are framed by an archway at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Visitors are framed by an archway at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Strands of lights encased in ice illuminate the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Strands of lights encased in ice illuminate the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Engi Vazquez, left, and Antonia Vega go down ice slides at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Engi Vazquez, left, and Antonia Vega go down ice slides at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A visitor poses for a photograph at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A visitor poses for a photograph at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People walk through a tunnel at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People walk through a tunnel at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
From left, Stephanie Kosik, Chris Minnick and Tom Minnick warm up around a fire at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
From left, Stephanie Kosik, Chris Minnick and Tom Minnick warm up around a fire at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A customer makes a purchase from the Polar Pub Ice Bar at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A customer makes a purchase from the Polar Pub Ice Bar at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People warm up around fire pits at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. New at the Cripple Creek location this year is the Polar Pub Ice Bar. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People warm up around fire pits at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. New at the Cripple Creek location this year is the Polar Pub Ice Bar. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Sedona Fryer, of Colorado Springs, laughs as she makes it to the bottom of a slide at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Sedona Fryer, of Colorado Springs, laughs as she makes it to the bottom of a slide at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
An ice sculpture is illuminated at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
An ice sculpture is illuminated at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold,The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold,The Gazette)
Octavia Fryer, 5, crouches as she makes her way through a tunnel at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Octavia Fryer, 5, crouches as she makes her way through a tunnel at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People warm up around fire pits at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. New at the Cripple Creek location this year is the Polar Pub Ice Bar. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
People warm up around fire pits at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. New at the Cripple Creek location this year is the Polar Pub Ice Bar. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Visitors explore the the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Visitors explore the the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A woman films the Ice Castles on her phone at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A woman films the Ice Castles on her phone at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Icicles formed from a drip system that helps maintain castles at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Icicles formed from a drip system that helps maintain castles at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Ragavi Ashok and Sachin Raja, of Dallas, take a selfie in front of an illuminated wall at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Ragavi Ashok and Sachin Raja, of Dallas, take a selfie in front of an illuminated wall at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on visitors at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on visitors at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on visitors at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on visitors at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Large towers of ice with large icicles makeup the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
Large towers of ice with large icicles makeup the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A visitor takes a photograph at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
A visitor takes a photograph at the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The visitors explore and take photographs in the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The visitors explore and take photographs in the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The Ice Castles are made of 25 millions pounds of ice and 5,000 to 10,000 new icicles are made daily to maintain the structure. The attraction had more than 100,000 visitors last year according to Jared Henningsen, Ice Castles vice president of event operations. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold,The Gazette)
The sun sets on the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. The Ice Castles are made of 25 millions pounds of ice and 5,000 to 10,000 new icicles are made daily to maintain the structure. The attraction had more than 100,000 visitors last year according to Jared Henningsen, Ice Castles vice president of event operations. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold,The Gazette)
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