Frozen Dead Guy Days
frozen dead guy day started annual celebration held town nederland colorado estes park colorado loosely celebrate cryopreservation bredo morstoel norwegian citizen named trygve bauge brought corpse recently deceased grandfather bredo morstøl united state body preserved dry ice trip stored liquid nitrogen trans time cryonics facility san leandro california bredo returned dry ice transported town nederland trygve mother aud planned create cryonics facility trygve deported united state overstaying visa mother aud continued keeping father body cryogenically frozen shack behind unfinished house aud eventually evicted home living house electricity plumbing violation local ordinance time told local reporter father body two individual reporter went local city hall order let know auds fear eviction would cause father body thaw according article february denver post aud morstoel found guilty jury buildinguse zoning violation nederland town judge ordered remove frozen body father nederland march face day jail fine story caused sensation response city added broad new provision section municipal code keeping body outlawing keeping whole part person body carcass human animal biological specie alive upon property however publicity arisen made exception bredo grandfather clause trygve secured service delta tech local environmental company keep cryonic facility running bo shaffer ceo delta tech known locally iceman caretaker responsible transporting dry ice necessary cryopreservation ic institute something done since year local tuff shed supplier denver radio station built new shed store body bredo fall jane curtis gazit mike wooten took bredos caretaker passed caretaking duty brad wickham resident nederland current caretaker honor town unique resident nederland hold annual celebration first started frozen dead guy day typically celebrated second weekend march coffin race hearse parade frozen dead guy lookalike contest held documentary grandpa bredo called grandpa tuff shed shown newer version film grandpa still tuff shed premiered nederland march event include tour tuff shed grandpa still frozen polar plunge brave enough go swimming colorado early march generally requires breaking ice coffin race team member build ‘coffin’ race obstacle course carrying teammate said coffin dance called grandpa blue ball pancake breakfast poetry slam market showcasing local artist snowy human foosball fixafrozenflat frozen tshirt competition snow sculpture contest glacier ice cream headquartered nearby city boulder make flavor specifically festival named appropriately enough frozen dead guy consisting fruitflavored blue ice cream mixed crushed oreo cooky sour gummy worm tour tuff shed grandpa still frozen suspended grandpa family became frustrated frozen dead guy day resumed celebration growing increase interest festival rising attendance number year event estimated visitor various fan film documented backstory festival march day th annual weekend event festival cancelled due rising concern risk large crowd spreading coronavirus pandemic especially given rising number documented case although trygve aud filed complaint nederland involving money naming right frozen dead guy day continued held annually longtime organizer amanda macdonald partially relinquished ownership control event celebration last held march – two year hiatus due coronavirus pandemic organizer announced iteration would cancelled stating nederland refuse work festival current owner festival moved estes park official website nederland municipal code chapter – pdf via web archive