Ice Age Alley

Ice Age Alley is a level in Donkey Kong Country. It's the third or fourth level of Gorilla Glacier, depending on which version of the game is being played; third for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version and fourth for the Game Boy Advance port.

Description
This level is similar to Snow Barrel Blast, but the blizzard transition goes in reverse. The level starts out in a blizzard, but the sky gradually clears until, by the time the Star Barrel is reached, the sky is clear and blue, and the sun is shining.

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong do not start the level from the "beginning", for if they go backwards, they can find some secrets, including Expresso the Ostrich. There are large abysses in this level that must be crossed either using the Ostrich or swinging across ropes. Mini-Neckies and Manky Kongs appear at various intervals to make completing the level even more difficult.

Enemies

 * Kritter: 1
 * Necky: 5
 * Mini-Necky: 5
 * Klaptrap: 7
 * Manky Kong: 3

Animal Buddies
Expresso the Ostrich: Found at the beginning of the level, right next to the "K"

Items

 * K-O-N-G Letters:
 * K: Head left from the starting point past the Mini-Necky and a DK Barrel, jump over the gap. and land where the bananas are at and continue left.
 * O: After the three ropes, the "O" is in a gap, you must do a roll-jump to obtain
 * N: (Read Bonus Level #2 to obtain)
 * G: Once the heroes swing on the rope, past the Necky and the "G" should be above the gap
 * Barrels:
 * Steel Keg:
 * After passing the Klaptrap on the single island going uphill, jump over the next platform and a steel keg is just under the cliff on the other side
 * DK Barrels: 4
 * Star Barrel: Right next to a rope shortly after the "O" right above an Auto-Fire Barrel.

Bonus Levels

 * 1) Collect the Bananas: The Kongs must dismount from Expresso and stop on three Neckies over a cliff in order to access this level. There are eight spinning stationary manual Barrel Cannons arranged in a 3×3 array, with the "missing" center cannon being an Expresso token. There are a lot of Bananas that go from the cannons to the token. A replacement Expresso crate can be found in the southeast corner of the area just before the exit.
 * 2) Stop the Barrel: Very hard to access. The player must hold onto Expresso all the way through the level until they come to a cliff with a Steel Keg in a pit. Here, Expresso must jump and flutter until he reaches an island with an N and a Bonus Barrel. Inside, three barrels cycle through red, green, and blue balloons. DK and Diddy must match the balloon color on all three barrels to receive that color balloon.

Trivia

 * Strangely enough, much of the music in the Cliff world of Donkey Kong Country Returns is a remix of Northern Hemispheres, despite the fact that there are no icy levels in the game at all. Coincidentally, the Cliff is located in roughly the same spot as Gorilla Glacier, and its existence is believed to be the result of the nearby volcano melting away all the snow.
 * In real life, most birds can't live in cold environments, so Expresso's presence in this level is out of place.