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PHOTOS: Cripple Creek Ice Fest 2026

By Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette February 16, 2026 | updated 6 months ago

Clint Olson with Colorado Fruit Design works on a ice sculpture of “Donkey” from Shrek at the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, February.15, 2026. Ice sculptures were being carved through the weekend on Bennet Ave. in Cripple Creek. The fest will continue next weekend, also. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Aria and Siya (right to left) take a ride down an icy slide at the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, February.15, 2026. Ice sculptures were being carved through the weekend on Bennet Ave. in Cripple Creek. The fest will continue next weekend, also. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Scenes from the Cripple Creek Ice Fest on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
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