Meanings of better ice in English

Could there be better ice?

The year before, we had a lot better ice, steep overhanging ice … This year it was steep rotten ice.

It was a solemn and important controversy between children whether Huyler's or Hudnut's, four block further up, had the better ice-cream soda.

Although it was originally climbed in summer, the route is now normally attempted in winter or spring for better ice conditions and less rockfall.

Who knows the true story -all I know is you'll never taste better ice cream anywhere -and thankfully now anyone can have some.

" Better ice cream interruptus than some other alternatives I could imagine, though."