The　mixture　ratio　of　an　ice　slurry　was　determined　based　on　its　mixing　state　and　mechanical　performance.　Both　uniaxial　compression　and　beam　bending　tests　were　carried　out　to　analyze　the　effects　of　ice　temperature　and　loading　rates　on　the　compressive　and　flexural　strengths　of　ice.　The　damage　constitutive　model　of　ice　was　established　and　the　cracking　behavior　of　ice　under　different　stress　conditions　was　simulated.　The　main　observations　are　as　follows:　when　the　artificial　snow　proportion　was　60　%,　the　ice　slurry　had　a　better　mixing　state　and　higher　compressive　and　flexural　strengths.　The　compressive　and　flexural　strengths　of　ice　gradually　increased　as　the　ice　temperature　decreased.　In　contrast,　with　the　increase　in　the　loading　rate,　the　compressive　and　flexural　strengths　of　ice　first　increased　and　then　decreased.　The　cracking　behavior　of　ice　under　different　stress　conditions　was　accurately　simulated　by　the　extended　finite　element　method　in　ABAQUS.　©　2022,　The　Korean　Society　of　Mechanical　Engineers　and　Springer-Verlag　GmbH　Germany,　part　of　Springer　Nature.