You Won't Believe these Ice and Snow Mazes !

You know about hedge mazes and corn mazes, but have you ever been to a maze made of ice and snow ? Well they pop up from time to time around the world (always in the Winter months and in cold climates). Some of them are yearly installations while others we may never see again. Since it is Winter this is a good time to search for them on your local news ! Here are a few Ice and Snow Mazes I have found over the years.

Let’s take a look at some Ice and Snow Mazes:

Ice Palace Maze in Stillwater, Minnesota

This maze, located outside the Zephyr Theatre, was made of approximately 500,000 pounds of ice. It features ice sculptures, ice thrones for photo ops, and ice slides. Watching this maze be made on YouTube is great ! But, now you can find the maze in Eagan…

Minnesota Ice Maze at Viking Lakes, Eagan, Minnesota

This maze of ice is made by the Minnesota Ice company - “the nation's leading manufacturer of sculpture-grade ice and is the Midwest leader in artisan ice production.”. Made from over 1 million pounds of ice this maze could be found at 2645 Vikings Cir, Eagan, MN 55121. Great video showcasing the maze !

Ice Maze at CityCenter in Washington, D.C.

This maze, located in CityCenterDC, was the largest clear ice maze in the United States at the time of its construction. Visitors could walk through it for free during a limited time.

Arctic Glacier Ice Maze, USA

At 37 acres large, this maze was created by Cory B Livingood. Located in Matanuska-Susitna, I hope this maze comes back again ! You can listen to information about this maze and it’s construction directly from Cory !

Copper Mountain Ski resort maze

Copper Mountain Ski resort is located in the White River National Forest, about 2 hours drive west of Denver. The Snice Snow & Ice Carvings team built the maze in nine days, using over 50,000 cubic feet of snow (that’s a lot of snow!). The final maze, with its 7-foot walls and carved artwork, is free to visitors of the ski resort. Located in East Village next to the Super Bee lift & Tubing Hill, you can find the maze rules and photos on the mazes webpage.

You can plan a trip to the resort here. If you are in Colorado and need some ice or snow carved into something interesting contact the Snice Snow & Ice Carvings team. Their Insta page is worth following to see all the wonderful work they do !

2024/25 was the third straight year a maze has been created at Copper Mountain and here is a look at a previous year’s version:

So many cool ice and snow mazes to explore !

And for the kids to watch:

Topi and Kiko’s house gets stuck in the snow after a huge snowstorm, the result creates a huge maze !

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Laberintos de mapas de México - laberintos gratuitos de cada estado

He hecho una colección de laberintos de mapas de todos los países de habla hispana, un total de 20 países diferentes. Puede encontrar la colección completa aquí. Hoy quiero presentar el laberinto de México. Cada uno de los laberintos del mapa está estructurado de la misma manera. Las direcciones le indican qué ciudades debe visitar antes de alcanzar el objetivo de la capital del estado. Cada laberinto cuenta con ciudades grandes o importantes.

Mexico Map Maze

También acabo de lanzar un nuevo libro con laberintos de cada estado de México. Puedes descargar cada laberinto individualmente o el libro completo. Aquí tienes un ejemplo del laberinto de Puebla:

I also made a version of the book in English, available in the Free Printable Book Section.

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Playing Card Mazes - Challenging mazes for expert solvers

I have made a nice amount of playing card mazes for the site. A few were used to celebrate different weird holidays like National Solitaire Day (May 22nd for those of you interested) and National Playing Card Day (December 28th). But is also made some more detailed mazes that are stand alone mazes I feature in my maze art section. I consider these more about the artwork than the maze, but it is definitely a nice bonus ! Without the maze I guess it would just be a digital drawing of a playing card. Let’s look at the 2 main playing card mazes that are on the site and are VERY difficult to solve. I have recently added a new Hard Maze Collection and these mazes now sit there where you can download them for free !

The King of Diamonds Maze

This maze was one of the first mazes I posted on my site as I was playing around with making mazes out of interesting pictures. I like the way it came out, except I scaled it so that the maze is very difficult to see without being printed out on a large sheet of paper. From a distance it looks like a grey bordered playing card instead of a maze. I also made it with MANY different possible pathways and very long false pathways (meaning you don’t know you are going the wrong way until a long time into a path). This makes for a frustrating solve. Sorry. OR, Enjoy.

King Of Diamonds Playing Card Maze

My second playing card maze is the

Queen of Hearts Maze

because if you are going to do a Queen Maze it should be the Queen of Hearts. Again I did this maze early on for the website and designed it with very long false pathways. So again, this is a difficult maze to solve. And the scale is slightly smaller, but still has a ton of pathways. In the design I hid a heart in the center section of the maze, can you find it ?

Queen of Hearts playing card maze

The completes the extremely difficult part of the site. If you want to try something a much easier here is one of my old daily mazes, the Ace of Spades (Lemmy !!!)

Ace of Spades Maze

Check out these mazes of famous buildings if you want:

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum

The Louvre

Sydney Opera House

Book Review: Robert D Ferre's Labyrinth Construction Manual Books

I wanted to look at 2 books about the construction of labyrinths by Robert D Ferre. If you are interested in building a physical labyrinth at a church, in a park, courtyard, or somewhere on your land these are the books for you. They have expert information on building and design decisions you will encounter.

Classical Labyrinths: Construction Manual (2014) - 160 pages. AMZN. by Robert D Ferre (Author)

Classical Labyrinths: Construction Manual

The book is aimed at anyone who is interested in creating their own labyrinth, whether for personal use or as a public art installation. If you are interested in making a Chartres Labyrinth, check out this book by the same author.

What you can expect in this book:

• The book then provides detailed instructions on how to construct each type of classical labyrinth. The instructions include diagrams, photographs, and step-by-step descriptions. The book also covers a variety of materials that can be used to construct labyrinths, such as stone, wood, sand, and fabric.

• In addition to the construction instructions, the book also includes a brief history of labyrinths, a discussion of the symbolism of labyrinths, and a list of resources for further information.

• It has a section on “sites and orientation” for labyrinths that covers things like dowsing and sacred geometry followed by a section on “tools and materials” that goes into using canvas and tape to create labyrinths.

What this book does best: You can pick any type of labyrinth shape, then any material and this book will have it covered on how to build a physical labyrinth ! Teaches you how to make physical labyrinths !

While the above book does touch on all types and styles of labyrinths, the world’s most famous labyrinth. the Chartres Labyrinth, gets it’s own book.

Chartres Labyrinth Construction Manual (2014) - 136 pages. AMZN. by Robert D Ferre (Author)

Chartres Labyrinth Construction Manual

The book is aimed at anyone who is interested in creating their own Chartres labyrinth, whether for personal use or as a public art installation.

What you can expect in this book:

• The book begins by providing a brief history of the Chartres labyrinth. The labyrinth is located in the Chartres Cathedral in France, and it is one of the most famous labyrinths in the world. The labyrinth was built in the early 13th century, and it is believed to have been inspired by the labyrinth at Knossos, Crete.

• The book then provides detailed instructions on how to construct the Chartres labyrinth. The instructions include diagrams, photographs, and step-by-step descriptions. The book also covers a variety of materials that can be used to construct the labyrinth, such as stone, wood, sand, and fabric.

• In addition to the construction instructions, the book also includes a discussion of the symbolism of the Chartres labyrinth. The labyrinth is often seen as a symbol of the journey of life, with the center representing the goal or destination. It can also be seen as a symbol of the subconscious mind, with the twists and turns representing the different thoughts and emotions that we experience.

What this book does best: Teaches you how to make a Chartres labyrinth ! You can create your own Chartres labyrinth using a variety of materials, such as stone, wood, sand, or fabric.

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