Walk Through Holiday Scenes Carved From More Than 2 Million Pounds Of Ice In Colorado
By Christy Articola|Published November 23, 2023
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Christy Articola has lived in Colorado since 2013 and considers herself a Centennial State enthusiast and expert through and through. She's based in Denver metro, but over the past decade, she has traveled to every corner, river, village, park, town, and city in the state and continues to explore it deeper and further whenever she can. Christy simply can't get enough of Colorado, and loves sharing all her adventures with you through Only In Your State! She graduated with a degree in journalism from Fordham University and is thrilled to be working as a full time travel writer for this and other sites - she finally found her perfect niche - and is so grateful for that.
Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center is a huge presence on the plains near Denver International Airport. It opened in 2018 with great fanfare and it truly is a wonderful place to stay and explore. In a short time, this resort has become quite famous for its holiday decorations, activities, and events. This year’s ICE! attraction is especially exciting. This 17,000-square-foot frozen attraction features scenes from the Christmas classic film A Christmas Story, and you don’t want to miss it. Read on to learn more about it.
Gaylord Rockies Resort and Conference Center is gigantic! It has 1,500 rooms including 114 suites, numerous restaurants and a sports bar, a water park, a spa, and 480,000 square feet of event space.
It's fun to visit or stay at this resort at any time of the year, but it's especially magical during the holiday season. You'll love walking around and looking at the incredible decorations.
This year, the main attraction at Gaylord Rockies is ICE! If you love the movie A Christmas Story, and who doesn't?, then you'll love this ice sculpture adventure that's themed around it.
Over 40 world-renowned ice carvers traveled all the way from Harbin, China to spend 12,000 hours carving approximately 6,000 blocks of ice - each weighing 300 pounds - to create 10 lifelike scenes from the film.
Blue parkas are provided so you don't get cold! You'll love sliding down this giant ice slide - just like Ralphie did after visiting Santa at the department store.
