Ice sculpting artists competing head-to-head at annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival
KRDO13's Bradley Davis headed to Cripple Creek this morning for a look at the festivities before opening day on Saturday, Feb. 15. Tune in to catch an exclusive look at KRDO13 News at Noon.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KRDO) – It's the battle of the blade! This weekend, the city of Cripple Creek is gearing up for its annual Ice Festival, where ice sculpting artists will compete head-to-head for a grand cash prize.
"There's not too many places in the world that you can create ice and snow sculptures that will last for a period of time for the people to come out for two weekends in a row and enjoy them," said ice festival competitor and owner of SniceCarvings Keith Martin.
The festival is nine days long and starts Saturday, Feb. 15 and ends Sunday, Feb. 23. It's free for anyone who wants to attend each day between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Battle of the Blade competitions are on Saturday the 15th and Saturday the 22nd at 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., where attendees can watch sculpting artists mold their pieces in real time.
If you can't make it to the competitions, no worries – the sculptures will be on display at the festival every day, and Davis captured Martin in action for you to watch at anytime.
