Keeping To An Arts Theme,

take a 20 ton block of snow and without power tools turn it into a ice sculpture,

that was the challenge for artists from around the world when they converged on Breckenridge, Colorado for the 18th annual International Snow Sculpture Championships, teams comprised of four artists each then have a total of 65 hours to transform the snow blocks which are formed within wooden frames packed with snow into intricately carved works of art using tools such as carrot peelers, chicken wire and hand saws,


The International Snow Sculpture Championships are held outside the Breckenridge Riverwalk Center, located on South Park Avenue, there is no fee to attend this week long event and sculptures are scheduled to remain on display through February 5th, nighttime viewing is always a favourite, as many of the sculptors play with light and shadows in elements of their designs,


a $1 donation, benefiting the International Snow Sculpture Championships, is requested from each voter, at 3:00pm on Sunday, January 29th, a panel of artists will award the top three teams based on their use of theme, style and technique, additional categories include Kids’ Choice, Artists’ Choice and Peoples’ Choice awards, so much talent, from street painting to ice sculptures, and there is me who can barely finish a painting by numbers!