Ouray Ice Festival 2023 – San Juan Mountain Guides

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The 2023 Ouray Ice Festival will be held on January 20th – 22nd. Tickets go on sale on December 12th at 0800 Mountain Time. If you experience issues, please contact [email protected]. Click here to purchase your Ouray Ice Park Membership today!

HOW TO SHOP AND REGISTER FOR THE CLINICS

Click ‘Register’ to add tickets to your cart. Once all your tickets have been added to your cart, select ‘Proceed to Checkout.’ Be sure the address you enter matches the billing address of your credit card. All ticket sales are final.

Please email us at [email protected] with any questions!

ESSENTIAL INFO

You will register and pay online, then receive tickets via email shortly afterwards. This means you registered for the clinics listed in the emails containing tickets. If you need to make changes to your registration, please contact us at [email protected] and provide your order confirmation number, the clinic name and number, and the name of the attendee(s).
The first time you purchase tickets, you will receive a welcome email from San Juan Mountain Guides. There will be a prompt to fill out our Acknowledgement of Risks and Liability Waiver Online. This must be done prior to the start of the Ouray Ice Festival or your space in the clinics will not be confirmed!!
Please note that there are no refunds for Ouray Ice Festival Clinics unless we are able to fill your spot on the clinic. If you need to cancel your clinic registration, please notify us by email and we will do our best to re-list your clinic spot so that it can be filled prior to the start of the ice fest. You will need to check back in with us after the ice fest to determine if we were able to fill your spot. If we are able to fill your spot, a voucher towards a future trip with SJMG (less a 20% re-booking fee) may be issued
Please be sure to check the schedule on this page prior your clinic as the sponsor and athlete may change. The sponsor booth listed here is where you will meet for your clinic.

CLINIC & SEMINAR DESCRIPTIONS

Clinics ($199) are 3 hours long. Seminars ($299) are 5.5 hours long. The number of participants varies with ticket sales but are generally 8 participants to a clinic or seminar. Clinics and Seminars are instructed by one Sponsor Athlete and one San Juan Mountain Guide. Clinics are held in the Deep South, South Park, Schoolroom, Kids Wall, Scottish Gullies, Stump Wall, and Five Fingers. These areas are closed to the public January 20th until 12pm on January 22nd. The New Funtier, Lead-Only Area, and Two-Eyed Dog are available for public climbing.

AT THE ICE FEST:

Sponsors will provide demo boots, crampons, harnesses, helmets, ice tools, and belay devices. To demo gear, you must purchase a gear card here. Make sure you have all your gear together at least 20 minutes before the start of your clinic. It can take up to an hour to gather all your gear so please arrive to the Vendor Village well in advance of your clinic start time. We recommend you bring your own gear as well if you have it, especially harness and helmet.

Once you have all your gear together, go to the tent of the Sponsor. The sponsor of your clinic can be found on this website! For example, if you registered for Clinic 1 Intermediate Ice with Sarah Morris Fri 0900 – Go to the Rap tent (as Rap is the sponsor listed on our website) at 0840 with your gear. Sign the Liability Waiver in advance of the clinic! If you are unsure where to go, please visit the San Juan Mountain Guide booth and we will locate your registration.

REQUIRED PARTICIPANT EQUIPMENT LIST

UIAA Certified Climbing Helmet
UIAA Certified Climbing Harness
2 Ice Tools
Crampons
Ice Climbing Boots
Belay Device and locking Carabiner

Monday Jan 16th- Thursday Jan 19th

Monday January 16th- January 19th, 2023 – Full Day Seminars

In addition to the clinics offered here through San Jan Mountain Guides, the following providers are offering additional clinics: Mountain Trip, Basecamp Ouray, and Skyward Mountaineering.

Seminar#	Day	Time	Athlete		Registration
M1	Mon	0630-1500	Jesse Ballew	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Advanced 2:1 guided multi-pitch ice climb in Eureka. Suitable for those climbing WI4-5.	Register
M2	Mon	0700-1500	Katie Beringer	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Intermediate 2:1 guided multi-pitch ice climb in Ouray. Suitable for those climbing WI4.	Sold Out
T1	Tues	0630-1500	Jeff Mascaro	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Advanced 2:1 guided multi-pitch ice climb in Eureka. Suitable for those climbing WI4-5.	Register
T2	Tues	0700-1500	Joe Kinner	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Intermediate 2:1 guided multi-pitch ice climb in Ouray. Suitable for those climbing WI4.	Sold Out
W1	Wed	0730-1500	Josh Conlon	Intro to Ice Learn the fundamentals of ice climbing in the Ouray Ice Park. Suitable for beginners.	Register
W2	Wed	0730-1500	Hans Wonneberger	Intermediate Ice Learn to climb progressively steeper ice with efficiency and confidence. Terrain difficulty will be on routes in the WI 4/5 range.	Register
W3	Wed	0630-1500	Joe Fratianni	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Intermediate/Advanced 2:1 guided multi-pitch ice climb in Eureka. Suitable for those climbing WI4-5.	Sold Out
W4	Wed	0730-1400	Ryan Dingwall	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Beginner/Intermediate Single and multi-pitch ice climbs in the skylight area. Suitable for beginner to intermediate level ice climbers.	Register
Th1	Thurs	0730-1500	James Kan	Intro to Ice Learn the fundamentals of ice climbing in the Ouray Ice Park. Suitable for beginners.	Register
Th2	Thurs	0730-1500	Joe Kinner	Intermediate Ice Learn to climb progressively steeper ice with efficiency and confidence. Terrain difficulty will be on routes in the WI 4/5 range.	Register
Th3	Thurs	0630-1500	Leland Nisky	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Intermediate/Advanced 2:1 guided multi-pitch ice climb in Eureka. Suitable for those climbing WI4-5.	Sold Out
Th4	Thurs	0730-1400	Dawn Glanc	Backcountry Ice Climbing: Beginner/Intermediate Single and multi-pitch ice climbs in the skylight area. Suitable for beginner to intermediate level ice climbers.	Register

Friday Jan 20th

Friday January 20th 2023

In addition to the clinics offered here through San Jan Mountain Guides, the following providers are offering additional clinics: Mountain Trip, Basecamp Ouray, and Skyward Mountaineering.

Seminar#	Day	Time	Sponsor	Athlete		Registration
1	Fri	0900-1200		Sarah Morris	Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice	Sold Out
2	Fri	0900-1200		Jackson Marvell	Advanced Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic focuses on technique for steep ice, overhangs, bulges, and mixed sections	Register
3	Fri	0900-1200		Tim Emmett	Belays, Anchors, and Transitions on Ice This clinic teaches participants to build ice anchors, belay from above, build v-threads, and descend.	Register
4	Fri	0900-1200		Conrad Anker	Welcome to the Ouray Ice Park clinic! This clinic starts with basic ice climbing instruction and gives participants an opportunity to be lowered into the iconic OIP gorge for long epic climbing.	Register
5	Fri	0900-1200		Andres Marin	Building Ice Climbing Endurance This clinic begins with a discussion of how to build ice climbing endurance. Participants will practice endurance strategies on some of the longest climbs in the Ouray Ice Park!	Sold Out
6	Fri	0900-1200		Matt Cornell	Beyond the Triangle: Steep Ice Movement Hosted on steeper terrain, this clinic offers movement tips beyond the triangle and emphasizes efficiency of movement.	Sold Out
7	Fri	0900-1200		Anna Pfaff	Intro to Ice This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
8	Fri	0900-1200		Dale Remsberg	The Art of Descending Ice Climbs This clinic focuses on applying the right technique for descending an ice climb and offers some tricks to building those systems efficiently.	Register
9	Fri	1300-1600		Kitty Calhoun	Intermediate Ice: Precision Movement This clinic focuses on how to reduce kicks and swings in order to move through an ice climb efficiently. This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Sold Out
10	Fri	1300-1600		Alan Rousseau	Advanced Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic focuses on technique for steep ice, overhangs, bulges, and mixed sections.	Register
11	Fri	1300-1600		Manoah Ainuu	Belays, Anchors, and Transitions on Ice This clinic teaches participants to build ice anchors, belay from above, build v-threads, and descend.	Register
12	Fri	1300-1600		Jesse Huey	Novice Ice + Rescue Skills This clinic teaches basic ice climbing and includes demonstrations of life-saving skills like hauling, rope ascension, releasable knots, and more.	Register
13	Fri	1300-1600		Matt Cornell	Building Ice Climbing Endurance This clinic begins with a discussion of how to build ice climbing endurance. Participants will practice endurance strategies on some of the longest climbs in the Ouray Ice Park!	Register
14	Fri	1300-1600		Sarah Morris	Novice Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic is for complete beginners to the vertical world of climbing. Participants learn basic ice and mixed movement techniques.	Sold Out
15	Fri	1300-1600		Tim Emmett	Beyond the Triangle: Steep Ice Movement Hosted on steeper terrain, this clinic offers movement tips beyond the triangle and emphasizes efficiency of movement.	Register
16	Fri	1300-1600		John Rosskelley	Intro to Ice This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
17	Fri	1300-1600		Chris Snoebeck	Intermediate Mixed Climbing This clinic allows participants to climb longer classic mixed routes in the Ouray Ice Park M6-M8.	Register
18	Fri	1300-1600		Dustin Lyons	Intro to Mixed Climbing This clinic is designed for beginners to mixed climbing. Participants will learn the basics of mixed climbing while also climbing ice.	Sold Out
A	Fri	0930-1500		Paul McSorley	Full Day – Intro to Leading Ice This clinic is an introduction to placing ice protection and building an ice anchor. Participants are in a mock lead scenario.	Sold Out
B	Fri	0930-1500		Tyler Allen	Full Day – Intro to Ice: Focus on Footwork This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing, with special emphasis on the importance of well-placed feet.	Register
C	Fri	0930-1500	Osprey	Dawn Glanc	Full Day – Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Register
D	Fri	1300-1600		Angela Hawse	Intro to Ice This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Register
E	Fri	0930-1500		Nate Smith	Full Day – Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Register
F	Fri	0930-1500		Jon Walsh	Full Day – Intro to Ice This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
G	Fri	0930-1500		Jackson Yip	Full Day – Rock and Ice, the Fundamentals of Alpinism This clinic reviews the fundamentals of protection both in rock and ice and emphasizes the transitions needed to accomplish an alpine objective. Participants will learn how to build creative anchors using minimal gear and natural protection. This clinic is best suited for participants with alpine goals that require a mix of rock and ice protection.	Register
H	Fri	0930-1500		Carlos Buehler	Full Day – Ice Techniques to Reduce Fatigue This seminar focuses on light efficient swings, resting on feet rather than arms, and other tips for progressing into harder ice climbing grades.	Register
I	Fri	0930-1500		Natalie Afonina	Full Day – Basics of Multi-pitch Ice This clinic teaches multi-pitch ice considerations, like building an ice anchor, belaying from above, where to place the belayer in multi-pitch terrain, and more.	Register

Saturday January 21st

Saturday January 21st, 2023

In addition to the clinics offered here through San Jan Mountain Guides, the following providers are offering additional clinics: Mountain Trip, Basecamp Ouray, and Skyward Mountaineering.

Seminar#	Day	Time	Athlete		Registration
19	Sat	0900-1200	Manoah Ainuu	Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Sold Out
20	Sat	0900-1200	Andres Marin	Advanced Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic focuses on technique for steep ice, overhangs, bulges, and mixed sections.	Register
21	Sat	0900-1200	Nate Smith	Belays, Anchors, and Transitions on Ice This clinic teaches participants to build ice anchors, belay from above, build v-threads, and descend.	Sold Out
22	Sat	0900-1200	Tyler Allen	Novice Ice + Rescue Skills This clinic teaches basic ice climbing and includes demonstrations of life-saving skills like hauling, rope ascension, releasable knots, and more.	Register
23	Sat	0900-1200	Kitty Calhoun	Building Ice Climbing Endurance This clinic begins with a discussion of how to build ice climbing endurance. Participants will practice endurance strategies on some of the longest climbs in the Ouray Ice Park!	Sold Out
24	Sat	0900-1200	Matt Cornell	Novice Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic is for complete beginners to the vertical world of climbing. Participants learn basic ice and mixed movement techniques.	Sold Out
25	Sat	0900-1200	Angela Hawse	Intro to Ice: Women’s Specific This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
26	Sat	0900-1200	Jackson Marvell	Beyond the Triangle: Steep Ice Movement This clinic focuses on steep ice technique and emphasizes efficiency of movement	Register
27	Sat	0900-1200	Will Gadd	Intermediate Mixed Climbing This clinic allows participants to climb longer classic mixed routes in the Ouray Ice Park M6-M8.	Sold Out
28	Sat	1300-1600	Angela Hawse	Intermediate Ice: Drills to Hone Movement Efficiency This clinic provides participants drills they can use to become efficient ice climbers. This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Sold Out
29	Sat	1300-1600	Matt Cornell	Advanced Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic focuses on technique for steep ice, overhangs, bulges, and mixed sections	Register
30	Sat	1300-1600	Tyler Allen	Belays, Anchors, and Transitions on Ice This clinic teaches participants to build ice anchors, belay from above, build v-threads, and descend.	Register
31	Sat	1300-1600	Alan Rousseau	Novice Ice + Rescue Skills This clinic teaches basic ice climbing and includes demonstrations of life-saving skills like hauling, rope ascension, releasable knots, and more.	Register
32	Sat	1300-1600	Nate Smith	Building Ice Climbing Endurance This clinic begins with a discussion of how to build ice climbing endurance. Participants will practice endurance strategies on some of the longest climbs in the Ouray Ice Park!	Register
33	Sat	1300-1600	Jon Walsh	Novice Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic is for complete beginners to the vertical world of climbing. Participants learn basic ice and mixed movement techniques.	Sold Out
34	Sat	1300-1600	Will Gadd	Intro to Ice This seminar is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
35	Sat	1300-1600	Manoah Ainuu	Beyond the Triangle: Steep Ice Movement Hosted on steeper terrain, this clinic offers movement tips beyond the triangle and emphasizes efficiency of movement.	Register
36	Sat	1300-1600	Jackson Marvell	Intermediate Mixed Climbing This clinic allows participants to climb longer classic mixed routes in the Ouray Ice Park M6-M8.	Register
J	Sat	0930-1500	Dale Remsberg	Full Day – Leading Ice: When to Push the Grade This clinic teaches participants how to assess their own competency leading ice to help plan for bigger and harder objectives.	Register
K	Sat	0930-1500	Sarah Morris	Full Day – Intro to Ice: Focus on Footwork This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing, with special emphasis on the importance of well-placed feet.	Sold Out
L	Sat	0930-1500	Carlos Buehler	Full Day – Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Sold Out
M	Sat	0930-1500	Tim Emmett	Full Day – Intro to Ice This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
N	Sat	0930-1500	Conrad Anker	Full Day – Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Sold Out
O	Sat	0930-1500	John Rosskelley	Full Day – Intro to Ice This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
P	Sat	0930-1500	Jackson Yip	Full Day – Rock and Ice, the Fundamentals of Alpinism This clinic reviews the fundamentals of protection both in rock and ice and emphasizes the transitions needed to accomplish an alpine objective. Participants will learn how to build creative anchors using minimal gear and natural protection. This clinic is best suited for participants with alpine goals that require a mix of rock and ice protection.	Sold Out
Q	Sat	0930-1500	Anna Pfaff	Full Day – Intro to Ice Women’s Specific This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
R	Sat	0930-1500	Chris Snoebeck	Full Day – Basics of Multi-pitch Ice This clinic teaches multi-pitch ice considerations, like building an ice anchor, belaying from above, where to place the belayer in multi-pitch terrain, and more.	Register

Sunday Jan 22nd

Sunday January 22nd, 2023

In addition to the clinics offered here through San Jan Mountain Guides, the following providers are offering additional clinics: Mountain Trip, Basecamp Ouray, and Skyward Mountaineering.

Seminar#	Day	Time	Sponsor	Athlete		Registration
37	Sun	0900-1200		Manoah Ainuu	Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Sold Out
38	Sun	0900-1200		Paul McSorley	Advanced Ice and Mixed Climbing This clinic focuses on technique for steep ice, overhangs, bulges, and mixed sections	Register
39	Sun	0900-1200		Andres Marin	Belays, Anchors, and Transitions on Ice This clinic teaches participants to build ice anchors, belay from above, build v-threads, and descend.	Register
40	Sun	0900-1200	Osprey	Dawn Glanc	Novice Ice + Rescue Skills This clinic teaches basic ice climbing and includes demonstrations of life-saving skills like hauling, rope ascension, releasable knots, and more.	Register
41	Sun	0900-1200		Jesse Huey	Building Ice Climbing Endurance This clinic begins with a discussion of how to build ice climbing endurance. Participants will practice endurance strategies on some of the longest climbs in the Ouray Ice Park!	Register
42	Sun	0900-1200		Kevin Lindlau	Beyond the Triangle: Steep Ice Movement Hosted on steeper terrain, this clinic offers movement tips beyond the triangle and emphasizes efficiency of movement.	Sold Out
43	Sun	0900-1200		John Rosskelley	Intro to Ice This clinic is designed for beginners. Participants will learn the basics of ice climbing.	Sold Out
44	Sun	0900-1200		Chris Snoebeck	Intermediate Ice This clinic is suited for participants with some ice climbing experience who would like to sharpen their skills on WI4 ice.	Sold Out
45	Sun	0900-1200		Joe Fratianni	Novice Ice + Rescue Skills This clinic teaches basic ice climbing and includes demonstrations of life-saving skills like hauling, rope ascension, releasable knots, and more.	Register
46	Sun	0900-1200		Tim Emmett	Intro to Alpinism This clinic helps participants understand how to transition between rock and ice in order to accomplish alpine objectives.	Sold Out
47	Sun	0900-1200		Dale Remsberg	The Art of Descending Ice Climbs This clinic focuses on applying the right technique for descending an ice climb and offers some tricks to building those systems efficiently.	Register
48	Sun	0900-1200		Jackson Marvell	Basics of Multi-pitch Ice This clinic teaches multi-pitch ice considerations, like building an ice anchor, belaying from above, where to place the belayer in multi-pitch terrain, and more.	Register
49	Sun	0900-1200		Anna Pfaff	Intro to Mixed Climbing This clinic is designed for beginners to mixed climbing. Participants will learn the basics of mixed climbing while also climbing ice.	Sold Out