The Ice Classic is Alaska's greatest guessing game! In Nenana during1917 a group of engineers surveying for the Alaska Railroad bet $800 putting in their guesses when the river would break …

2021 Ice Measurements: Jan 12 - 34 Inches Feb 18 - 43 Inches March 1 - 44.5 Inches March 7 - 45.5 Inches March 15 - 46.2 Inches March 18 - 46 Inches March 22 - 45.2 Inches March 26 - 45.0 Inches March 29 - 42.3 Inches April 1 - 45.3 Inches April 5 - 45.2 Inches April 8 - 45 Inches April 12 - 45.2 Inches April 15 - 45 Inches April 19 - 43.3 Inches

Tickets are on sale from February 1st to April 5th of each year at various local businesses throughout the State of Alaska. If you do not live in a location where you can purchase tickets in person, please send in a ticket request to the Nenana Ice Classic Office via mail-in request.

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In June, the Nenana Ice Classic has a new Tripod, that sits 26 feet high, built from spruce trees. This Tripod is put on display throughout it's season, from June through March.

Nenana Ice Classic has been around for over 100 years. We are proud to keep the tradition alive and bigger than ever. All around Alaska, we have placed Red Cans around businesses where ice classic tickets can be bought. Make your guess of when …

Tickets are on sale from February 1st thru April 5th of each year throughout the state. Tickets can be purchased through the Nenana Ice Classic Office Nov 1st through April 5th. If you are visiting Nenana, tickets can be purchased from Memorial Day through April 5th at local businesses

Find a red can, purchase a ticket, make your best guess for the Nenana Ice Classic, and win big!

2023 Ice Measurements: Jan 3 - 22 Inches Feb 2 - 25.8 Inches Feb 15 - 26.2 INCHES March 1 - 27.6 INCHES March 14 - 31.3 Inches March 21 - 32.3 Inches March 24 - 30 inches March 27 - 26.3 Inches March 31 - 30.6 Inches April 3 - 30.8 inches April 7 - 28.8 Inches April 10 - 30.5 Inches April 14 - 29.5 Inches April 17 - 29.5 Inches April 21 - 29.8 ...

2022 Ice Measurements: Jan 11 - 27 Inches Feb 14 - 28.5 inches Feb 28 - 31.7 INCHES March 6 - 27 INCHES March 14 - 29.7 inches March 17 - 31.6 Inches March 21 - 29.9 inches March 24 - 32 Inches March 28 - 30.2 Inches March 31 - 32.4 Inches April 4 - 31.3 Inches April 7 - 30.25 Inches April 11 - 32.2 Inches April 13 - 28.9 Inches April 18 - 32 ...