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2025-2026 Contest
 
Feeling lucky? Guess the date and time the barrel will fall into Evergreen Lake and you could win up to $1000!
 
Proceeds for the contest go towards INSPIRE, Resilience1220, and Crutches 4 Africa!
You can't win if you don't guess! Buy your tickets in person or online today!
 
Mountain Foothills Rotary will select winners based upon the closest guesses (without going past) to the date and time the barrel falls through the ice on Evergreen Lake. In the event of a tie, the closest guess to the high temperature for the day will be selected. Tickets must be returned by March 17th to be counted. 

The History of the Barrel

 
The barrel idea came while visiting the Summit County Rotary Club in Dillon who had been doing the Ice Melt contest for a number of years. Several members of the Mountain Foothills Rotary Club decided this would be a good fundraiser for our club. So with a lot of help from local sponsors and members, the first Ice Melt Contest started on December 31, 2006 in conjunction with the Skate the Lake event in Evergreen.
 
Since the 2006/2007 season, Mountain Foothills Rotary in Evergreen has been holding the Ice Melt event on Evergreen Lake to benefit the Evergreen Parks & Recreation Department INSPIRE - Special Needs Program and Evergreen Christian Outreach (EChO) with a small amount going to our Club Foundation. Over the years the Ice Melt fundraiser has raised thousands of dollars for the community at large.