That’s how much ice was used to build the popular Ice Castles attraction in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Learn why it opened early this year, and what you can do if you visit, here.

New Hampshire’s Ice Castles will open on Friday, one of the earliest opening dates in the attraction’s history, according to the company. The enormous, frozen attraction, which is located annually in North Woodstock,

The Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, are set to open this weekend, inviting visitors to enter a world of frosty enchantment.

Ice Castles, which are both temporary art installations and tourist attractions, feature towers, tunnels, archways and caves, all created by growing, harvesting and arranging thousands of icicles and then blasting them with sprinklers.

The ice castles dazzling residents across the US - An annual architectural celebration of ice is up and running again in New Hampshire and several other states