We’ll be snow sculpting in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at the end of the month. David called me one evening in early November and said ‘hey Paul, they invited us to carve up at Winterfest’ and would I be willing and able to go? After a fun conversation of catch up and acknowledgement that I’ve aged out of usefulness for that sort of competition, I said ‘yeah Dave, it would be an honor to work with you again to represent Colorado in the U.S. competition’. So here we go to sculpt a piece that David designed called Symbiosis. It’s the intersection of geometric and organic shapes that support one another. A good-looking abstract piece. Lake Geneva has been the host city for the United States Snow Sculpting Championships for thirty years. The annual event brings teams from across the country to compete in creating art from large blocks of compacted snow. This year there will be fifteen teams competing for the prize of best in the USA.
Some of the pictures below are from the international snow sculpting competition that was held in Breckenridge, Colorado. The pictures I had from previous years at Lake Geneva were analog. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve been there. Follow along at the event website – https://www.visitlakegeneva.com/winterfest/
There are many snow sculpting competitions held each year where there is snow and cold to allow for them. Here are just a few of the events that are happening this year.
World Snow Sculpting Championship will be held January 15th-19th during the World Snow Celebration!
LOWELL PARK, STILLWATER, MN
JANUARY 15-26TH, 2025
https://www.worldsnowcelebration.com/team-lineup
International Snow Sculpture Championships
Breckenridge’s International Snow Sculpture Championships presented by Toyota is a world-renowned snow sculpting competition where teams from around the world descend on Breckenridge, Colorado to hand-carve 25-ton blocks of snow into enormous, intricate works of art.
Sculpting Week – Jan. 20-24
Watch teams sculpt around the clock for 5 days during the carving week from January 20-24!
https://gobreck.com/event/international-snow-sculpture-championships
JANUARY 29 – FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Riviera Plaza & Flat Iron Park, Lake Geneva, WI
Lake Geneva Winterfest is home to America’s Snow Sculpting Invitational
https://www.visitlakegeneva.com/winterfest
Giant snow sculptures fit for a kingdom to spin winter into ‘pure magic’ at U.P. festival
With this year’s theme of Dragons, Knights, and Legendary Sights, the snow creations at Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival will be fit for a kingdom.
The festival is scheduled for Wednesday to Saturday, Feb. 5-8
Lots of opportunity to make photography art at these events!