If you've never seen an ice park as long as 1.7 miles, then you may not believe your eyes when you see it in Ouray, Colorado.

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A tiny U.S. town only about 16,000 people in size, Ouray, Colorado, has become one of the best climbing destinations in the world over the last few years, attracting some of the best prospects for ice climbing every year who are drawn to a place not often noticed on a map: Ouray, Colorado. There is a dense and strong layer of ice growing in a gorge just south of the town, and they are looking for it because of its strong and dense layer of ice. This self-titled "ice mecca", which enjoys perfect weather conditions all year long, is home to one of the largest public ice-climbing parks in the world, and it is also the largest ice-climbing park in the world.

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According to Rich Report, there are more than 150 ice and mixed routes that traverse the sheer walls of the Uncompaghre Gorge in this playground that offers more than 150 routes that traverse ice and mixed routes along the sheer walls.

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Ice park is a free family attraction open to the public throughout the entire winter season. The ice park is open to the public at no charge. One of the unique things about the nonprofit operation is that it receives water from the city's spring-fed water supply tank which overflows into the tank whenever there is an overflow. Afterwards, the water is pumped out of sprinklers and shower heads and coated the walls of the gorge with beautiful blue-tinted ice that can be found covering the walls of the gorge as a result of the water flowing out of sprinklers and shower heads. 

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The 1.7-mile-long ice park, which boasts 11 distinct climbing areas and more than 3 miles of vertical terrain, including the 150-foot-high Pic O'Vic route, was completed with the opening of an ice park that measures 1.7 miles long with 11 distinct climbing areas and more than 3 miles of vertical terrain.

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There have been two highly entertaining competitions at this event for 28 years, an elite mixed climbing competition, which includes both rock climbing and ice climbing as well as speed climbing; and a mixed climbing competition, which includes both rock climbing and ice climbing. 

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The Ouray Ice Festival offers clinics to beginners and, off the ice, the festival offers a variety of events, including fireside chats with the likes of Will Gadd and Dale Remsberg, as well as a presentation by Phil Henderson, who will be leading the first all-Black expedition to Mount Everest in the spring of 2019.

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You can climb on your own at the park, and you can watch the competitions for free as well, but tickets for the evening events are $25 each, so there is a slight difference in price between climbing on your own at the park and watching the competitions. There is no entrance fee to the park and it is open to the public throughout the entire period of the winter season. It is worth noting that the park is entirely free to use.