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January 26-28, 2024

@ the Cambridge Community Center, 22 Old Main St, Jeffersonville, VT 05464

Welcome to the Smuggs Ice Bash, Vermont’s premier Ice Climbing festival! Three days of community building, clinics, and fun in Smugglers Notch, Vermont. With clinics put on by expert guides every day, exciting guest presenters, and even a drytool competition, there’s something for everyone. Join us to bring your ice climbing skills to the next level, dial-in rescue techniques, climb a classic route, or just to see what ice climbing is all about!

Drytool Comp

Kickoff party and 13th Annual Drytool Comp Friday Night, January 26, 2024 @ Petra Cliffs in Burlington, VT.

Clinics

Clinics for Beginner to Advanced climbers. Learn new skills or refine old ones. Come learn from the best guides around!

Guides

Check out our line-up of excellent guest guides for this years festival.

Guest Presenters

Join us for Saturday evening festivities including refreshments, guest presentations, and a raffle to benefit CRAG-VT.
The Smuggs Ice Bash is managed by Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School. At the heart of the Burlington, Northern Vermont, and Lake Champlain region climbing community since 2000.
Can’t make it to the festival but still want to come ice climbing in Vermont (and beyond)? Petra Cliffs Mountaineering School has top-notch guides that can be booked all season long for private ice climbing endeavors including specific objectives, goals, and skills instruction. Learn more and book a guide HERE.
Latest from the blog!

Guest Guide: Eddie Schoen

January 9, 2017admin
The Smuggs Ice Bash is excited to have Guest Guide Eddie Schoen return to Vermont and teach some of the weekends clinics during the Festival. 1622796_10102012518099539_1984176826_neddie Eddie is no stranger...

Mammut: Title Sponsor for 2017!

January 3, 2017admin
We are incredibly excited and honored to announce this years title sponsor: MAMMUT! Mammut has been the gold standard for ropes, harnesses, packs, helmets, carabiners, outerwear and more for well over a...

Adidas breaks the Ice!

December 20, 2016admin
We are excited to announce the attendance of a new vendor for 2017, Adidas! If you're like us and you read up on athletes and watch the latest climbing videos,...

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What others are saying:
Climb a lot of ice, meet cool people, and be merry!
Peter_Hoang
Top notch climbing, guides and location. Couldn’t have had a better time. The kick-off party and drytool comp was a great way to start a weekend full of climbing!
winter_soon
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