This sculpture was probably 6 feet tall. Amazing.
To answer some of the questions, I believe the teams had 48 hours to complete their work. Many teams pulled all-nighters, but the high-school entrants had to go home at 11PM. (Their starting blocks of snow were smaller). This year presented almost ideal conditions, and we were lucky enough to go through the displays about an hour after sculptors completed their work. Some years, by the time we get down there, our typical late-January warmup has caused softening of the detail.
If you want to learn more about the vikings - listen to this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sqw6p
ReplyDeleteThat would be almost intimidating! I wonder how many hours/days it takes to sculpt some of these...I would be in tears to see it melt!
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing sculpture, he looks very warrior-like.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Thor greeting warriors in Valhalor!
ReplyDeleteV is also for Val! You should have gotten in the picture, too! ;-)
ReplyDeleteKim is right! Or was this guy waiting for the outhouse to be free? How long do people have to make these?
ReplyDeleteThe detail is amazing. VERY amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic array of snow sculpture photos. And this Viking is great.
ReplyDeleteanother marvellous sculpture. Must take a lot of time building this kind of art.
ReplyDeleteLate January warmup...what's that!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such an excellent shot, Val. All the detail needed and the snow is just right.
ReplyDeleteAll of the snow sculptures were awesome! I think the one with the polar bear and turtle was my favorite.
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