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…

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ESAW- November 3

Avalanches aren’t just the prevue of skiers!  Every year chances are you are topping out or descending in potential avalanche terrain.  One quick change in the weather makes a big difference in winter sports.  Mount Washington Avalanche Center and White Mountain Avalance Education Fund are holding their annual Eastern Snow and Science Workshop (ESAW) this…

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Jordan Cargill

MWV Ice Fest welcomes back Jordan Cargill!  Jordan is a MWV native, raised right here in the valley!  He started his climbing career on Cathedral Ledge in town as a high schooler, but ski racing took up much of his effort for several years before he returned to climbing, and his love of it took…

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Access Fund

The Mount Washington Valley is lucky to be home to ice climbing you can access by just a short walk from your car.  The key word there being access.  Every year we raise money for non-profits that support the New England climbing community.  We are proud to be partnering this year with the Access Fund…

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Aint no style like that 90s style

Heres a throwback to epic climbing suits and epic Ice Fest lineups.  This gem is brought to you by Ice Fest founding father Nick Yardley.  Check out the speaker line up for 1996!  Marc Twight, Jeff Lowe and The Icebreakers! The Icebreakers were/are a small group of French Canadian climbers who put up hard lines…

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