Emilie Drinkwater

Emilie Drinkwater is returning to guide at Ice Fest for 2019.  Don’t let her current digs in Salt Lake City, where she owns and operates Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides, fool you!  Emilie has the Northeast embedded deep in her psyche, which is one of many reasons we’re always so happy to have her at MWV Ice…

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Hyperlite Mountain Gear

Welcome back Hyperlite Mountain Gear!  These packs are the real-deal.  Serious workhorses, designed and built right here in New England.  How many items in your kit were made on Main Street? Hyperlite will be bringing a fleet of alpine packs to demo Ice Fest weekend.  Grab one and try it out for the day!!  We…

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Julbo is back!

Julbo is back for Ice Fest in 2019!  Woot! Julbo eyewear is a long time supporter of MWV Ice Fest and we’re proud to partner with this awesome VT based company.  There is a reason you see so many pros and guides rocking Julbo eyewear!  When you’re exposed to the elements: having the right gear…

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NEice

We are so lucky here in the Northeast to have a resource like NEice.com.  If you haven’t visited the site yet, it’s time.  Doug & Co have been undertaking a major overhaul of the whole site over the past couple of years and its the go to resource for conditions reports, practically in real time,…

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Ben Mirkin

Welcome back to Ice Fest, Ben Mirkin!  Ben lives in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, where he is a full time professor, Dad as well as mountain guide at Mooney Mountain Guides.  Ben is a great instructor and has a more than proficient knowledge of the Whites, stemming all the way back to his days in…

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