Snow sculpture
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Snow sculpture, snow carving or snow art is a
Events
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with North America and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (June 2011) |
There are a number of international ice and snow sculpting events around the world.
Canada
Since 1973 there has been an international snow sculpture contest during the
China
Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival originated in Harbin's traditional ice lantern show and garden party that takes place in winter, which began in 1963 in Heilongjiang, China. It was interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution, but has been resumed and was announced as an annual event at Zhaolin Park on January 5 in 1985.
United States
The
The annual
Frankenmuth, Michigan hosts a massive snow and ice sculpture festival in late January with teams traveling to carve from all over the globe. Frankenmuth's Snowfest consists of many ice carving competitions and snow sculpting competitions at elementary, high school, state, national, and international levels.
The Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado, began in 1990. A group of local snow sculptors called Team Breck, which was part of the Colorado State Snow Sculpture Championships held in Breckenridge, joined with the city and Breckenridge Ski Resort to begin an annual competition. In 2009 teams from China, Spain, the Netherlands and other countries competed. The winner was Team Canada–Yukon, led by sculptor Donald Watt.
The US National Snow Sculpting Championship organized by Winterfun USA is the only national snow sculpting championship in the United States. 15 state-champion teams work during a 3-day competition using their artistry to creating remarkable, larger-than-life snow sculptures. Competing states include Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Colorado, North Dakota, Alaska, Florida, Nebraska, Illinois, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.[2]
The World Snow Sculpting Championship is held yearly in Stillwater, MN. This event hosts snow sculpting teams from around the world from countries such as the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Turkey, Canada, Finland, and Ecuador. The first World Snow Sculpting Championship was held in Stillwater in January 2022. In the United States, the US National Snow Sculpting Championship is the qualifier for the world competition sending the winning team from the National Championship from the year before.[3]
TV Show
In November 2022 Disney+ debuted the snow sculpting competition show named "Best in Snow". Featuring teams from around the world in a competition for the title of Best in Snow, by transforming blocks of snow into creations inspired by Pixar, Marvel, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney Studios, and The Muppets Studios.[4]
See also
- Snowman
- Ice sculpture
- Michigan Technological University's Winter Carnival
- La statue de la Résistance
References
External links
Media related to Snow sculptures at Wikimedia Commons