2009 Ice Festival Events
2009 Events Schedule
Map of Ouray and Ice Park Map of Vendors and Ouray Community Center
Thursday - January 8th
6:30 pm 8:00pm: Main Street Theater (630 Main St.) "Next to the Post Office". Kick it all off with a slide show and presentation
by Ouray's own Clint Cook of San Juan Mountain Guides. $10 admission includes New Belgium beer and the show.
Friday - January 9th
8:30am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Lower Bridge - Sponsors Outdoor Bazaar and Gear Demo.
9:00am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park sponsors area at the low bridge interactive climbing clinics. Participants meet at their instructors tents.
10:00am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Low Bridge Miked demos with the pros.
5:00pm 7:30pm: Ouray Community Center (340 6th Ave.) Ouray Ice Park Silent Auction a great chance to get a deal on boots,
crampons, tools, coats, helmets and all the latest goodies.
5:00pm 8:30pm: Ouray Community Center Ouray Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser Dinner. Bottomless pints of New Belgium beer
and a tasty Enchilada dinner with a $15 dollar donation to the OVFD and Ouray Ice Park.
5:00pm - 8:30pm: Ouray Community Center - Check Out all our sponsors newest winter mountaineering gear at the sponsors bazaar.
7:00pm: Ouray Community Center - Screaming Barfies Challenge! Stop by the Timex table to compete and win great prizes.
8:30pm 10:00pm: Main Street Theater (630 Main St.) "Next to the Post Office". Slide Show and presentation by Raphael Slawinski.
$10 admission includes New Belgium beer and the show.
Saturday - January 10th
8:30am 4:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Lower Bridge - Sponsors Outdoor Bazaar and Gear Demo.
9:00am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park sponsors area at the low bridge Interactive climbing clinics. Participants meet at their instructors tents.
9:00am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park High Bridge - The 2009 Ouray Ice Festival Competition. Come and watch the best male and female climbers
in the world compete on a difficult mixed route for the title of overall winner at the competition.
10:00am and 2:00pm: Ouray Ice Park sponsors area Screaming Barfies Challenge. Stop by the Timex tent to compete and win great prizes!!
10:00am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Kids Area - 5th Annual Kids Climbing College and adult walk-up demo tent. Free instruction and all equipment provided.
11:00am-2:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Lower Bridge - Ice Axe Throwing Competition hosted by The North Face. Hit the bulls eye to win great prizes.
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Ouray Community Center (320 6th Ave.) - Pullup contest for prizes. See how many pull-ups you can complete in 60 seconds. Winners will receive cash prizes.
5:00pm 7:00pm: Ouray Community Center Ouray Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser Dinner. New Belgium beer and Lasagna dinner
with $15 dollar donation to the OVFD and Ouray Ice Park. Great bluegrass music at the Community Center from 5:00 - 6:30 by
Kort McCumber & McCumberland Gap
6:30pm 8:30pm: Ouray Community Center LIVE AUCTION. Great deals on the newest gear.
8:30pm 10:00pm: Main Street Theatre (630 Main Street) Next to the Post Office - Slide Show and Presentation by Maxime Turgeon.
$10 admission includes New Belgium beer and the show.
9:30pm 1:30am: Ouray Elks Lodge (421 Main Street) - Petzl/Arcteryx Beach Party Bash.
Sunday - January 11th
8:30am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Lower Bridge. Sponsors Outdoor Bazaar and Gear Demo.
9:00am 10:30am: Beaumont Hotel (505 Main Street) - Sunburn breakfast: Join us for the post-beach-bash cure of good food, better company,
and shots and stories of some of the best climbing South Africa has to offer. Majka Burhardt will talk about what happens
when you pick up your life and you rack and head to a country that is a decade and a half out of apartheid and a century and a half into
realizing its climbing dynasty.
9:00am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park sponsors area at the low bridge interactive climbing clinics. Participants meet at their instructors tents.
10:00am and 2:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Sponsors area - Screaming Barfies Challenge - Stop by the Timex tent to compete and win great prizes!
10:00am - 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Lower Bridge -Miked Demos with the pros.
10:00am 3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Kids Area - 5th Annual Kids Climbing College and adult walk-up demo tent. Free instruction all equipment provided.
11:00am-2:00pm: Ouray Ice Park Lower Bridge - Ice Axe Throwing Competition hosted by The North Face. Hit the bulls eye to win great prizes.
3:00pm: Ouray Ice Park events wrap up.
5:30pm - 8pm: Main Street Theatre (630 Main Street) Next to the Post Office - ASOLO AWARDS CEREMONY. Slide Show presentation by
Mike Libecki. Limited Seating $10 admission includes New Belgium beer and the show.
Map of Ouray and Ice Park
Map of Vendors and Ouray Community Center
