Posts Tagged ‘Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest’
Hometown Heroes – The IMCS Guides (Part 2)
We’re back this morning to give a shout out to the remaining guides of the International Mountain Climbing School – the regular cast of characters that can be found guiding and exploring in the White Mountains on a daily basis. These folks have logged an incredible amount of time in the mountains, at the crags, and on…
Read more...Hometown Heroes – The IMCS Guides
It’s time to celebrate the guides of the International Mountain Climbing School – the regular cast of characters that can be found guiding and exploring in the White Mountains on a daily basis. These folks have logged an incredible amount of time in the mountains, at the crags, and on the backcountry ski runs that the…
Read more...Matt Shove
Rumor has it we’re getting close to rolling out our clinic offerings for 2019 and we’ve got guest guides on the brain! Time to start rolling out some of our guides for Ice Fest’s 26th year! Excited to say Matt Shove is back! Matt will be leading clinics all weekend, if you sign up with…
Read more...Outdoor Research is BACK as Headlining Sponsor!
Hey Folks, winter is moving in here and we gotta start sharing more of the goods with y’all! We just got word from our great friends at Outdoor Research that they will be back again as the Headlining Sponsor to this year’s 2019 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! These guys and gals have been going…
Read more...2019 Trucker Sneak Peek
Fun times in the IMCS office! We have a sneak peek for you of 2019’s official Ice Fest Trucker Hat design (big shout out to Silverline Graphics for doing the heavy lifting!). We are spreading even more local artist love at Ice Fest this year. 2018 we featured art by Mount Washington Valley native Hannah…
Read more...Evening Events Beta: Jesse Huey, Raphael Slawinski, Tuckerman Brewing Co, & MORE!
Hello Wednesday! Today we be reminding you of all the fur evening presenters! We encourage you to get there early and the Boogalows Island BBQ Food Truck will be there too! So grab dinner when you arrive and then come inside for a Tuckermans brewski! Here’s the beta! Theater In The Wood, Intervale, NH Doors…
Read more...Shout Out to the IMCS Guides!
This morning we want to give a shout out to the guides of the International Mountain Climbing School – the hometown heroes of the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest. This crew has an incredible amount of experience climbing and adventuring in the White Mountains and beyond. Both personally and professionally, these guides have done it…
Read more...Welcoming Back Our Friends At The American Alpine Club
We are excited to let you all know that the American Alpine Club will be at this years Ice Fest to answer all your questions about who they are, what they do, and why you should join. But to get you started, we wanted to let you…
Read more...Janet and Freddie Wilkinson are guiding!
Two of our favorite people and guides are back this year at Ice Fest! We are lucky to call them our friends and local climbing community, even though they have been all over the world as professional climbers. Between these two, they have years and years of expertise and are some of the most fun…
Read more...UnTapped Maple and Good To Go Foods
Whats the best way to keep your ‘tude from going south on a long day outside? FOOD! These two companies were started by New Englanders looking for REAL and EASY food to eat in the out of doors and we love it! UnTapped uses real maple syrup to deliver a burst of energy that won’t leave…
Read more...Outdoor Research Demo Glove Fleet
Headlining sponsor Outdoor Research is bringing along their full demo fleet of gloves again this year for you to use out in the elements during your clinics at Ice Fest. Take FULL advantage and grab a pair in the morning before you head out. They have variety of different glove options so you can try…
Read more...Rab is back and bringing demo gear
We’re psyched to have Rab back at Ice Fest this year. Rab was conceived for climbers by climbers in Sheffield, England and has been making bomber gear to keep you warm and dry in the elements ever since. “More than thirty years since our founding, we continue to find inspiration in the untamed spirit of…
Read more...Welcome Back Julbo!
WE LOVE THIS COMPANY! Julbo is back with some of the latest glasses for you all to check out. They are also bringing along a few new sunglasses, coming soon, called the Shield, as well as all of their other awesome products you all are hopefully familiar with. The Shield will feature out REACTIV…
Read more...Patagonia Bringing Josh Wharton & Anne Gilbert Chase!
Happy New Year indeed! We have more sweet news that Patagonia is sending two more of their stellar athletes to guide and be apart of the 2018 Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We want to send a big welcome to Josh Wharton and Anne Gilbert Chase. Both of them have been to the MWV Ice…
Read more...Friday Night at Ice Fest!!
Happy New Year, Ice Festers! May it be a year full of cold temps, fat ice, and big sends! To ring in the New Year, we’d like to make a big announcement about the Friday night show at the the 25th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We will be showing the film, Mixtress, and Jesse…
Read more...Welcoming Back Some Regional Guest Guides!
We are constantly blown away by how many guides return, year after year, to work the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest. This year is no different and here are a few fantastic New England guides that we are stoked to say are coming back! Erik Thatcher is a guide based on the west side of the…
Read more...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…
Read more...Katie Bono and CAMP return to Ice Fest!
We may have already announced that CAMP will be back at this year’s event, but we had to bring it up again because these guys just keep delivering! Now we’d like to announce the return of CAMP athlete and Guest Guide – Katie Bono – to the 25th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! This…
Read more...La Sportiva is back for 2018!
Morning Folks! La Sportiva will be back in the house for the 25th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest! We know that Sportiva makes year ’round footwear for all the things that we love – rock climbing, trail running, skiing, and high altitude mountaineering, but this season it is all about the ice and…
Read more...Saturday Night at Ice Fest – Raphael Slawinski
Ladies and gents, things sure are good in the valley right now! Yesterday was our first true snow of the season (MWOBS reports almost 14″ of new snow on the summit!), and we are looking forward to watching that snow and the forecasted cold temps work together to build some serious ice in the lower…
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