TA Ranch

Fire & Ice Festival

2024

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The family at the TA Ranch is here to celebrate our Danish and Nordic heritage in an epic festival to burn away the old year in the cleansing flames of our Hringhorni funeral pyre! With games of savagery, skill, craft and a feast of meats, mead and song. This will be a day to be remembered in Valhalla….

Tickets may be purchased before or at the event. Team sign up and registration will be completed at the front desk at the event.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation runs from 10 am - 10 pm Saturday. There are three pick up / parking locations

Across from First Northern Bank
Public Parking Across Bonds Brewing / Jim Gatchell
Buffalo Senior Center

Please help us donate canned and stored foods to the local Food Pantry for this service!

Nordic Games

TO COMPETE

Compete individually or as a tribe or maybe some mercenary vibes?! All persons will compete individually. Individual scores are tallied as apart of a Tribe or Mercenary group. Come as a tribe with 5 members or decide day of to network and band together as a Mercenary group. Tribes and Mercenaries will compete in the Tug-of-War. To win in an individual category, all individuals must make an attempt in every event, excluding the polar plunge. Every individual competes within their own class based on gender and age. Awards for best individuals in class in each event as well as Ultimate Viking for individuals who rank high in every category. Awards for best Tribe / Mercenary group who will be our reigning champs until next year.

You have 2 minutes to lift as many rocks as possible. The weight of rocks are as follows 90 lbs, 120 lbs, 140 lbs, 190 lbs. Finals round are by class and timed event.
You have 2 attempts to throw the caber log as straight as possible while trying to achieve a complete 360 vertical rotation. Scoring is determined by accuracy and straightness, not distance.
You have 3 attempts to reach your top weight. Final Round is based on weight and number of reps.
Bet on yourself. Get to your top weight. Get three chances to determine how much weight you want to carry. 100 ft there, 100 ft back. You get one 5 sec chance to set down and return. Finals round is based on weight carried in class.

Polar Plunge

Marauders Carry

Archery

Entertainment

Ice Carving Competition

Watch local ice carvers compete under time for a chance to win the 2024 Fire & Ice trophy. Judged by our sponsorship panel. The theme for this year is to celebrate Aegir the Nordic God of drinking.
Fire Performers

Enjoy the amazing talents of fire performers as they prepare help prepare the burning of the funeral pyre.
Beard Competition

Now is your chance to grow out that beard. Same day entry to join the Fire & Ice Beard Competition!
Costume Competition

Come dressed in your greatest Viking attire. Make it historical or take some creative liberties!!! Listen we are just here for a good time!

The Hringhorni

After Loki killed the God Baldr, the Gods burned his body on his ship the Hringhorni. This is legend in mythology is the origin of the funeral pyre. The Hringhorni was known as the greatest of all ships. The TA will symbolically burn it own Hringhorni to bringing in the New Year and an end to the Winter Solstice.

Food & Drink

Big Lost Meadery

Big Lost Meadery offers handcraft, various styles of mead, fermented honey and Beer.
Not Included with Price of Ticket
TA Ranch

Roasted Meats and Nordic Style Dishes .
Not Included with Price of Ticket