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Midway’s Ice Castles are taking shape, as low temperatures help crews grow icicles

Salt Lake Tribune | November 21, 2018

Related Topics: Temperature, Castle, Crew

Freezing temperatures are usually an obstacle for construction — but not for the artisans building the Ice Castles installation in Midway.

“Mother Nature has been our friend this month,” said Ryan Davis, CEO of Ice Castles, the company behind the annual 1-acre walk-through ice-and-light display.

Below-freezing temperatures at night this week have made the ice-making easier, the company said in a statement.

(A.J. Mellor | courtesy of Ice Castles) An artisan works on the Ice Castles installation in Midway, Utah. The one-acre walk-through ice-and-light show is expected to open to the public in late December.
(A.J. Mellor | courtesy of Ice Castles) An artisan works on the Ice Castles installation in Midway, Utah. The one-acre walk-through ice-and-light show is expected to open to the public in late December.
(A.J. Mellor | courtesy of Ice Castles) An artisan works on the Ice Castles installation in Midway, Utah. The one-acre walk-through ice-and-light show is expected to open to the public in late December.
(Shaun Terhune | courtesy of Ice Castles) Icicles grow to be harvested for the Ice Castles installation in Midway, Utah. The one-acre walk-through ice-and-light show is expected to open to the public in late December.

Crews are growing and harvesting up to 10,000 inches of icicles each day. Those icicles are then placed by hand and sprayed with water to form the framework for the castle’s walls, which can measure as high as 30 feet.

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