What started out in 2017 as simple family get-together and curiosity to something Gigantic!
We went from manually pushing a 57 ft ice carousel, a 27-foot or 29-foot radius, the first initial year…to rotating 450 Meters (aka: 1,328 ft) in 2022 AND supporting a good cause!
Official World's Largest Ice Carousels 4X
;Jan. 7, 2018 - The Zwilling Family, Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A, 110 [112] meters
Jan. 13, 2019 - Chuck Zwilling, Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A, 154,8 meters
Feb. 8, 2020 - Chuck Zwilling, Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A, 228.58 meters
Feb. 12, 2022 - Chuck Zwilling and Family, Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A, 403 meters
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2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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| Meters | 111.58 | 154.87 | 228.58 | 250 | 403.96 |
| Width | 366 ft | 508 ft | 749 ft. 8 in. | 820 ft | 1,325 ft |
| Circumference | 1149 .22 mi. | 1596 .30 mi. | 2355 .45 mi. | 2576 .49 mi. | 4162 .79 mi. |
| Acreage | 2.54 | 4.65 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 31.65 |
| Weight | 3,175 tons | 7,535 tons | 18.952 tons | 28.697 tons | 80.000 tons |
| Ice Thickness | 12 In. | 16 In. | 18 In. | 23 In. | 23 In. |
| Ice Removed | 37 tons | 43 tons | 101 tons | 147 tons | 238 tons |
| Cutting Time | 80+ hrs | 4.25 hrs | 9 hrs | 4 hrs | 16 hrs |
| Full Rotation | n/a | 49 min. | 1 hr. 45 min. | n/a | 3 hrs 3 mins. |
| Spinning | ( ¼ turn ) | 23 hrs | 24.5 hrs | ( 90 ft. ) | 20 hrs |
| Sponsors | 20 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 92 |
| Donations | $4,365 + | $16,500 | $15,000 | $20,000 | $24,000 |
| Weather | Sat -22WC Sun 29°F |
Sat -4°F Sun -9°F |
Sat 23°F Sun 28°F |
Sat -6°F Sun -9°F |
Sat -8°F Sun 9°F |
| Looking forward to adding more Fun Facts in 2023 | |||||
More Interesting Tidbits:
2018 - The Donations collected also included canned goods that were donated by spectators
(Over the past four years, the Pay it Forward Foundation has raised over $56,000 to donate to those two programs.)
2021 - Donations collected were divided $18,000 to Flyer Pride Pack and $2,000 to KareKloset
2022 - Donations collected were divided $15,000 to Flyer Pride Pack and $9.000 to KareKloset
2018, 2019 and 2022 - Propelled using 4 Outboard Motrors
2020 and 2021 Propulsion was 4 Solar Powered Outboard Motors (3-15 HP)
2019 - Saturday -26 windchill and on Sunday -40 windchills
2018 - 4,300+ lineal Feet of ice Cut, originally expected to take 2 1/2 hours ended up taking more than six due to weather of 22 degrees below zero, strong winds of 25 miles,
2019 - 23 hrs. total rotating ice (1pm Fri - 12:30pm Sat)
2022 - 20 hrs. = about with 8 full rotations (4pm Sat- 12:30pm Sun)
Charted so far Meters, Width, Circumference, Acreage, Weigth, Ice Thickness, Ice Removed, Cutting Time, Full Rotation, Spinning, Sponsors, Donations, Weather.
