International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado

Every year, Breckenridge, Colorado hosts the International Snow Sculpture Championships. Artists come from around the world to carve magnificent creations from twelve-foot blocks of snow that weigh a mere twenty-five tons.

When I stopped to take some pictures, the light was flat with a waning storm. Notice the snow upon Ullr’s horns, stache, and beard?

Team Breckenridge won 2nd place with Ullr, the Norse god of skiing.

The projected spotlights at night brightened the monochromatic sculptures in dramatic ways.

Team Denmark with Harmony.

I bet a few artists were pained by the snowy dusting. I wanted to sweep it away to see the face’s details.

Team Vermont with Emergence.

Accumulation almost buried the tiny mushrooms below.

Team Wisconsin – Snowblind with Forest Jam won the People’s Choice Award.

I can’t imagine how the artists created perfect symmetry in this one.

Team Lithuania with Warn(m)ing Clouds Intersect won 3rd place and the Artist’s Choice Award.

The imperfections conveyed the difficulty of creating these monstrous works of art.

Achieving perfection seemed especially hard in the one below. The drawing depicted a thin ribbon. How did the team plan to accomplish that feat?

Team Wisconsin-Tomczak with The Complexities of Life.

I thought this one portrayed the title pretty dang well. The man is about to get munched.

Team India – Calisto with Burden of Socialization.

Team Switzerland with Allied.

I tried to capture these partying crocodiles in one frame. Oh, well.

Team Great Britain with See You Later Alligator. After While Crocodile.

This may not be your favorite, but it’s absolutely perfect in scale. Keep in mind that a few inches of snow fell on it.

The 1st place winner from Team Germany-Bavaria with Sub-Zero-Gravity.

One of these years, I plan to drive up earlier in the week to see the artists at work and then watch the demolition. Pow!

Which is your favorite?