Welcome Back Hyperlite Mountain Gear!

“Precisely whats needed.  And nothing more.”  Sounds pretty good to a New Englander, right? This morning we are welcoming back New England’s own, Hyperlite Mountain Gear!  We love these hard-working, dedicated Mainers and their simple, stripped-down approach to backpacks, shelters, and stuff sacks.  Hand-built in Biddeford, Maine using American-made Dyneema Fiber and Dyneema Composite Fabrics…

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Outdoor Research Demo Gear!

Our headlining sponsor, Outdoor Research will be bringing a huge fleet of demo gear for Ice Festers to try! Not sure what gloves fit you best? Outdoor Research will have plenty to choose from including the heated Stormtracker and Lucent Gloves! These gloves use ALTIHeat™, a rechargeable battery-powered heating system that provides staying power when you’re determined to be…

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Dry Ice Tools will be back at Ice Fest!

If you are like us, you love to both ice and mixed climb but feel unprepared when the ice starts forming ever November. Hitting the gym with a pair of DRY ICE Tools before and during the season, in addition to being tremendous fun, is a fantastic way to train specifically for the unique movements and strains of our sport. With…

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DMM will be at Ice Fest 2015!

The Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest is thrilled to announce that DMM will be a sponsor for the first time. In addition to giving away schwag and laying out a diverse array of the company’s innovative gear, DMM will also be bringing along an arsenal of demo tools made, like everything at DMM, in Wales for ice-festers to try out. One of the…

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Welcome Back Scarpa!

Merry Christmas Eve everybody! We hope this post finds you well. Today we’re here to welcome Scarpa back for 2014! We’re psyched to have their support and to give them a little love today. Scarpa has been around since 1938 where they started as a small family business based in Northern Italy. Since then they’ve…

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New Designs. Same Great Company. Outdoor Research!

Remember a couple of weeks ago when we told you that Outdoor Research is Headlining Sponsor again this year!? Well, we weren’t lying and we are so psyched! They have redesigned practically the entire demo fleet for you this year and it’s all in the name of adventure! You may remember last year when we…

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Countdown! What NOT To Miss!

Hello Ice Festers! We’re just 4 days AWAY!!!  We want to take a moment to remind you of a few things NOT to miss during the 2013 Ice Fest.  Check it below! 1.  FRIDAY & SATURDAY EVENING SHOWS! WHERE: New Location! Theater In The Wood, Intervale, NH WHEN: Doors open at 7pm, $10 (on FRIDAY…

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Woot Woot For Petzl!!

Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest would like to welcome back long time sponsor Petzl!!! Check out our Petzl sponsored athlete guides Adam George, Majka Burhardt, Caroline George, Mark Synnott, Matt McCormick, Janet Wilkinson, and Freddie Wilkinson.  Petzl has been innovating performance climbing hardware since the late 60’s. Be sure to talk to the Petzl reps…

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