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32,000 square feet. Built in December, to close in March. Each year.
Great engineering and craftsmanship. Outside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Entrance to the Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Wedding Chapel http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A hallway: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Reception desk & Lobby: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A "theme" stateroom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The floor plan: http://www.hoteldeglace-canada.com/F...Sud-8,5x11.pdf A must-see, in my opinion. |
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On 2/5/2014 7:51 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
32,000 square feet. Built in December, to close in March. Each year. Great engineering and craftsmanship. Outside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Entrance to the Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A must-see, in my opinion. Certainly interesting to see, but I prefer more traditional heated places to spend the day. |
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On 2/5/2014 7:51 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
32,000 square feet. Built in December, to close in March. Each year. Great engineering and craftsmanship. Outside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Entrance to the Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Wedding Chapel http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A hallway: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Reception desk & Lobby: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A "theme" stateroom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The floor plan: http://www.hoteldeglace-canada.com/F...Sud-8,5x11.pdf A must-see, in my opinion. Did you go there Greg? What was the room temp? -- Jeff |
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On 2/5/2014 10:05 AM, woodchucker wrote:
On 2/5/2014 7:51 AM, Greg Guarino wrote: 32,000 square feet. Built in December, to close in March. Each year. Great engineering and craftsmanship. Outside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Entrance to the Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Wedding Chapel http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A hallway: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Reception desk & Lobby: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A "theme" stateroom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The floor plan: http://www.hoteldeglace-canada.com/F...Sud-8,5x11.pdf A must-see, in my opinion. Did you go there Greg? What was the room temp? We visited, but did not stay overnight. From the FAQ: "What temperature is it inside the Hôtel de Glace? In addition to being a great windshield, the thick snow walls keep the Hôtel de Glace well insulated. The ambient temperature varies only by a few degrees between -3°C and -5°C, no matter what the outside temperature is." "How do people sleep in the Hôtel de Glace? All our beds have a solid ice base, with a wooden bedspring and a mattress on top. Mattresses are covered with blankets, and people sleep inside arctic sleeping bags designed to stay warm in temperatures as low as -30°C. We recommend that you slip inside your sleeping bag wearing just thermal underwear to keep humidity to a minimum." --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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Many years ago, Leadville Colorado (elevation 10000 feet altitude) built a
ice castle in 1896. Google it. Not THAT large. They have a winter fest every February. I lived there and worked for 13 years. WW "Greg Guarino" wrote in message ... 32,000 square feet. Built in December, to close in March. Each year. Great engineering and craftsmanship. Outside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Entrance to the Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Ice Bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The Wedding Chapel http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A hallway: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 Reception desk & Lobby: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 A "theme" stateroom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguari...57640475806764 The floor plan: http://www.hoteldeglace-canada.com/F...Sud-8,5x11.pdf A must-see, in my opinion. |
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On 2/5/2014 10:29 AM, WW wrote:
Many years ago, Leadville Colorado (elevation 10000 feet altitude) built a ice castle in 1896. Google it. Not THAT large. They have a winter fest every February. I lived there and worked for 13 years. WW Ice hotels are constructed in a number of places in the world, but to my knowledge, all of the others are in pretty remote locations where very few people live. Some require quite elaborate travel arrangements. This one is ten minutes outside of Quebec City. We drove there in our own car and parked in the parking lot. It says something about Canada that a place reliably cold enough to build an Ice Hotel every year has a (metropolitan) population of three quarters of a million people. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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On 2/5/2014 10:25 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Oh hell - that's just because Quebecians are just such a cold people... And, they'll kick your butt for not using "Québécois". -- eWoodShop: www.eWoodShop.com Wood Shop: www.e-WoodShop.net https://www.google.com/+eWoodShop https://plus.google.com/+KarlCaillouet/posts http://www.custommade.com/by/ewoodshop/ KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) |
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On 2/5/2014 11:48 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 2/5/2014 10:25 AM, Mike Marlow wrote: Oh hell - that's just because Quebecians are just such a cold people... And, they'll kick your butt for not using "Québécois". ey -- Jeff |
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On 2/5/2014 10:29 AM, WW wrote:
Leadville Colorado (elevation 10000 feet altitude) built a ice castle in 1896 I just looked that up. An impressive feat indeed, especially at the time. But it was done with a different sort of construction, using girders, notably to hold up the ceiling. The various Ice Hotels around the world these days are generally made entirely of snow and ice. All of the rooms have arched ceilings, some have columns of ice as well. I saw a video of how the one in Quebec is built a few years ago. It involves wooden forms which are removed once the snow has hardened enough to support its weight. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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On 2/5/2014 10:23 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
All our beds have a solid ice base, with a wooden bedspring and a mattress on top. Mattresses are covered with blankets, and people sleep inside arctic sleeping bags designed to stay warm in temperatures as low as -30°C. We recommend that you slip inside your sleeping bag wearing just thermal underwear to keep humidity to a minimum." Sounds cozy until you get up at 3 AM to pee. I'd have tried it 20+ years ago, but not today. |
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On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:59:34 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/5/2014 10:23 AM, Greg Guarino wrote: All our beds have a solid ice base, with a wooden bedspring and a mattress on top. Mattresses are covered with blankets, and people sleep inside arctic sleeping bags designed to stay warm in temperatures as low as -30°C. We recommend that you slip inside your sleeping bag wearing just thermal underwear to keep humidity to a minimum." Sounds cozy until you get up at 3 AM to pee. I'd have tried it 20+ years ago, but not today. I wouldn't be able to walk for a month, after. |
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On 2/5/2014 11:25 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Greg Guarino wrote: It says something about Canada that a place reliably cold enough to build an Ice Hotel every year has a (metropolitan) population of three quarters of a million people. Oh hell - that's just because Quebecians are just such a cold people... Reminds me of an exchange I had with a bartender while we were in Quebec. We hardly drink, but there's a concoction they make up there called "Caribou" that is a winter tradition of long standing. It's reportedly made with wine, whiskey and maple syrup, among other ingredients. We decided we had to try it. We went to one of the many outdoor "Ice Bars" and asked for two drinks. It was around 10 degrees F that afternoon. The bar and the "back bar" where the bottles were kept were made entirely of ice. The glasses? Also made of ice. The conversation, in my limited French, went like this: "One Caribou, one Amarula". "And please ... *if possible* ... cold". "Cold? No problem, sir." --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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