Ice Castles pausing Midway attraction for upcoming winter season
Oct 2, 2025, 8:00 AM
Hayden Richards and Jenson Rudd help build Ice Castles in Midway on Dec. 20, 2016. The popular winter attraction will not return to Utah for the 2025-26 season. (Ravell Call/Deseret News)
(Ravell Call/Deseret News)
MIDWAY — A beloved winter attraction will not make a return to Utah — at least not in the immediate future.
Ice Castles announced in a social media post Wednesday that it is pausing the attraction at its Midway location for the upcoming winter.
The company didn’t give a specific reason for the break this season in the post, except that it is reworking its build process to “better adapt for future weather conditions.”
The owners of Ice Castles also did not specify when the attraction may return, but they assured that the pause is not permanent.
“It’s a decision grounded in growth, and most certainly NOT a goodbye for good,” the social media post reads.
The frozen ice sculpture attraction at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center wrapped up operations in early February, after a delayed start to the season due to unseasonably warm temperatures.
Ice Castles said it cherishes its Utah patrons and years of magical moments made at the attraction and looks forward to returning to Midway at some point in the future.
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