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{"source_url": "https://globalnews.ca", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/6352920/ice-castles-edmonton-opening-date/", "title": "Ice Castles returns to Edmonton on Friday for attraction\u2019s 5th year", "top_image": "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/ice-castle-2018.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1", "meta_img": "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/ice-castle-2018.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1", "images": ["https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/logo-mobile.svg", "https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/alert-red.png", "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/ice-castle-2018.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1", "https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript", "https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/alert.png", "https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/morty.svg", "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/ice-castles-1.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=540&crop=1", "https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=3005670&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c15=&cv=2.0&cj=1", "https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/shield-blue.png", "https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/logo-black.svg", "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/allison-bench-pic.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=136&h=136&crop=1", "https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/logo-corus.svg", "https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/images/shield.png", "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/ice-castle-2018.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720"], "movies": [], "text": "Send this page to someone via email\n\nAn Edmonton attraction that\u2019s becoming a winter tradition at Hawrelak Park is set to open on Friday, Jan. 3.\n\nThe Ice Castles will be returning to Alberta\u2019s capital for its fifth winter, as the only Canadian location this year.\n\nTickets will be available on the company\u2019s website, starting on New Year\u2019s Day.\n\nA news release from the Ice Castles organization said Tuesday that \u201cdespite warmer temperatures, ice artisans in Edmonton are working around the clock to get the attraction ready for Friday\u2019s grand opening.\u201d\n\nCrews working to construct the Ice Castles on Dec. 31, 2019. Wes Rosa / Global News\n\nThe crews had started initially on Nov. 13, but then warm temperatures melted the beginnings.\n\nStory continues below advertisement\n\nSo another attempt began on Nov. 25, said Ritchie Velthuis, the build manager for Ice Castles Edmonton \u2014 and it\u2019s been all hands on deck since then.\n\n\u201cThe whole castle is about an acre, and there\u2019s probably 30,000 feet of hose that gets all the sprinklers where they need to be,\u201d Velthuis said.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s between 25 and 30 full-time people, and then we enlist the help of casual [workers].\u201d\n\nThe crews need temperatures of at at least -8 Celsius to get a solid growth going on the ice. At ideal temperatures, it grows about three feet a day.\n\nValethuis said that it\u2019s only initially that the lower temperatures are needed for extended times.\n\n4:09 Edmonton\u2019s Ice Castles lead artist explains how it will keep growing Edmonton\u2019s Ice Castles lead artist explains how it will keep growing\n\n\u201cThey [the ice structures] start off hollow and then we build in floors, and then they become solid ice.\n\n\u201cAs long as we don\u2019t get double digit temperatures for extended periods of time [once it\u2019s solid], it creates its own environment,\u201d said Velthuis.\n\nThe display includes frozen tunnels, foundations, slides, thrones, and towers of ice embedded with LED lights.\n\n4:09 Edmonton\u2019s Ice Castles lead artist explains how it will keep growing Edmonton\u2019s Ice Castles lead artist explains how it will keep growing\n\nThe Ice Castles has partnered with Edmonton\u2019s Silver Skate Festival, the city\u2019s longest-running winter festival, which also takes place in the park.\n\nThe Ice Castles run until spring, when weather becomes too warm for crews to maintain the structures.\n\nStory continues below advertisement", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["Ice Castles Edmonton", "Edmonton", "hawrelak ice castles", "Ice Castles", "ice castles william hawrelak", "ice sculpture", "Silver Skate Festival", "William Hawrelak Park", "winter festival edmonton", "Features"], "tags": ["William Hawrelak Park", "Silver Skate Festival", "hawrelak ice castles", "Ice Castles Edmonton", "Edmonton", "Ice Castles", "ice sculpture", "winter festival edmonton", "ice castles william hawrelak"], "authors": ["Jennifer Ivanov", "Scott Johnston", "Allison Bench", "Global News", "Posted December"], "publish_date": null, "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "An Edmonton attraction that's becoming a winter tradition at Hawrelak Park is set to open on Friday, Jan. 3.", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/134ef81f5668dc78080f6bd19ca2310b?s=32", "meta_data": {"theme-color": "#133F6F", "viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0", "title": "Ice Castles returns to Edmonton on Friday for attraction\u2019s 5th year - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca", "description": "An Edmonton attraction that's becoming a winter tradition at Hawrelak Park is set to open on Friday, Jan. 3.", "keywords": "Ice Castles Edmonton, Edmonton, hawrelak ice castles, Ice Castles, ice castles william hawrelak, ice sculpture, Silver Skate Festival, William Hawrelak Park, winter festival edmonton, Features", "news_keywords": "Ice Castles Edmonton, Edmonton, hawrelak ice castles, Ice Castles, ice castles william hawrelak, ice sculpture, Silver Skate Festival, William Hawrelak Park, winter festival edmonton, Features", "article": {"tag": "Features"}, "og": {"title": "Ice Castles returns to Edmonton on Friday for attraction\u2019s 5th year", "description": "An Edmonton attraction that's becoming a winter tradition at Hawrelak Park is set to open on Friday, Jan. 3.", "type": "article", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/6352920/ice-castles-edmonton-opening-date/", "site_name": "Global News", "image": "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/ice-castle-2018.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1"}, "twitter": {"title": "Ice Castles returns to Edmonton on Friday for attraction\u2019s 5th year", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/6352920/ice-castles-edmonton-opening-date/", "description": "An Edmonton attraction that's becoming a winter tradition at Hawrelak Park is set to open on Friday, Jan. 3.", "card": "summary_large_image", "site": "@globalnews", "image": "https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/ice-castle-2018.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1"}, "fb": {"app_id": 318812448281278, "pages": 91251252807}, "ia": {"markup_url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/6352920/ice-castles-edmonton-opening-date/?ia_markup=1"}, "application-name": "Global News", "msapplication-window": "width=device-width;height=device-height", "msapplication-task": "name=Subscribe;action-uri=https://globalnews.ca/feed/;icon-uri=https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/134ef81f5668dc78080f6bd19ca2310b?s=16"}, "canonical_link": "http://globalnews.ca/news/6352920/ice-castles-edmonton-opening-date/"}