the skinny on IceFest 03: "Here is Rock & Snow's announcement for the 2003 Ice Festival. Barring tropical weather, this years fest will happen - but in a different manner. Instead of just 2 dates, we will spread the events out over 6 different dates. The group size will shrink from 35 to 10 or 12, and we won't have a hotshot climber at each of the events. We will have equipment for people to try (and will provide all of the equipment for those who have none), but this won't be the focus of the events. Rather, the focus will be on getting you as much information as possible in a setting that doesn't resemble a circus (one where the clowns all have sharp things attached to various points of their bodies)." (noah, 10/31/2002 07:28:11 PM .)