Itinerary:
Friday, Feb 13
5:00 PM - Registration Table Opens
Please have Gov Photo ID ready to get your ticket from our registration volunteers!Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Get ready to kick off the weekend! Check in, grab your festival ticket & t-shirt, and enjoy mingling with other climbers inside the reception center.Vendor Village at Lillooet Rec Center
Located just outside the Rec Center, we will have all the major brands with their demo fleets of ice tools, crampons, and boots to try FREE (included with Festival Ticket): Petzl, Black Diamond, CAMP, LaSportiva7:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Meet & Greet
Enjoy a cold beverage and snacks while you wait for friends to arrive! Travelers from around the Pacific Northwest can relax and mingle with old friends while meeting new friends.Location: Lillooet Rec Center
10:00 PM - Registration Table Closes
Head back to your motel room and get a good night’s sleep to prepare for your exhilarating clinic or climb the next day.
Saturday, Feb 14
6:00 AM - Breakfast at Abundance Bakery
Start your day purchasing coffee and a delicious croissant breakfast sandwich to fuel your adventures!7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Registration Table Open
Proceed to the registration table to check-in for clinics and receive your festival ticket. Please have Gov Photo ID and festival ticket ready to check-in for your clinic.Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Check-in, meet your guide, visit the Vendor Village to demo the latest gear!5:00 PM - Icy Social Kickoff & Registration Available
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Registration Table Open
Please have Gov Photo ID ready to get your ticket from our registration volunteers!Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Visit Vendor Village to see the latest ice climbing gear and show your support for our sponsors.5:00 PM - Workshop: Knots for Climbers (1 hour) Registration $20, Max: 8
Learn knots - a fundamental skill (Clove hitch, autoblock, double bowline, girth hitch, others). Beginner friendly. Bring a piece of cord.Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Learn the most important knots you’ll ever need to know climbing. Don’t leave without learning the cardinal rules for tying knots!7:00 PM - Avalanches & Ice Climbing Presentation
Local avalanche professional, Julie McBride, presents an exhilarating and educational seminar on avalanches and risk in the Bridge River and Duffy Lake areas.
Title: “Ice Climbing and Avalanche Hazard for the Duffey Lake Road and Bridge River Canyon”
Presenter: Julie McBride is a Professional Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association, Avalanche Technician, and Forecaster for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit Coast/Chilcotin Program.
Overview: In this fascinating presentation she provides an overview of avalanche risk for several classic Duffey Lake Road and Bridge River ice climbing routes. This presentation highlights weather, forecasting, and terrain resources available to climbers to aid them in their planning and decision-making processes. Julie draws from personal experience as a local ice climber, as well as historical archives of the highways forecasting program to provide an informative and engaging discussion of avalanche character and occurrences in these two iconic West Coast Ice climbing areas.
8:00 PM - Music & Social
Enjoy the music! While some may be finding their groove in an open space, others will be propping up the walls while listening to a stranger recount their greatest climbing adventures. Shake hands and say hello to the Guides and Professional Climbers - they get lonely.10:00 PM Registration Table Closes
10:00 PM - Icy Social Closes
Return to your motel room for a good night’s sleep, and to prepare for all the adventures on Sunday. Drink responsibly and don’t drive if you’ve had more than 10 ozs ( 1 glass) of beer.
Sunday, Feb 15
6:00 AM - Breakfast at Abundance Bakery
Start your day purchasing coffee and a delicious croissant breakfast sandwich to fuel your adventures!7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Registration Table Open
Proceed to the registration table to check-in for clinics and receive your festival ticket. Please have Gov Photo ID and festival ticket ready to check-in for your clinic.Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Check-in, meet your guide, visit the Vendor Village to demo the latest gear!5:00 PM - Icy Social & Registration Available
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Registration Table Open
Please have Gov Photo ID ready to get your ticket from our registration volunteers!Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Visit Vendor Village to see the latest ice climbing gear and show your support for our sponsors.5:00 PM - Workshop: Sharpening Ice Tools (1 hour). Registration $20, Max: 8
Learn the tools and technique to file your ice tool picks like a pro. Never climb with a dull pick again! Beginner friendly! Bring tools and metal file.Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Sharp equipment can improve safety and efficiency! You don’t want to miss this workshop.7:00 PM - Slide Show Presentations
The moment we’ve all been waiting for! Grab a beverage and get comfortable. Hear ice climbing tales as you journey on a spectacular look into the craziest and wildest ice climbing places in Western Canada and around the world.9:00 PM - Music & Social
Enjoy the music! While some may be finding their groove in an open space, others will be propping up the walls while listening to a stranger recount their greatest climbing adventures. Shake hands and say hello to the Guides and Professional Climbers - they get lonely.10:00 PM Registration Table Closes
10:00 PM - Icy Social Closes
Return to your motel room for a good night’s sleep, and to prepare for all the adventures on Sunday. Drink responsibly and don’t drive if you’ve had more than 10 ozs ( 1 glass) of beer.
Monday, Feb 16
6:00 AM - Breakfast at Abundance Bakery
Last chance to stock up on baked goods and sip a delicious coffee before the adventures begin!7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Registration Table Open
Proceed to the registration table to check-in for clinics. Please have Gov Photo ID and festival ticket ready to check-in for your clinic.Location: Lillooet Rec Center
Check-in, meet your guide, visit the Vendor Village to demo the latest gear!3:00 PM - Demo Gear Return
Please return all demo gear to Vendor Village Reps.3:30 PM - Festival Farewell
Say your goodbyes and start dreaming about next year’s festival. We can't wait to see you in 2026!
Pack your gloves, bring your smile, and get ready for a good time!
