The Finished Sculptures 2012

Early Saturday morning the teams (those that didn’t stay working through the night) returned early for that final push. For a few teams that was simply a last check to make sure that the winds and snowfall hadn’t damaged their completed work. For others there was minor polishing and clean up while a few were fine tuning down to the last blast signaling it was time to lay down the tools. I was lucky enough to get a few teams with their sculptures but not all teams have a finished with team picture. Though I did get each completed piece along with those of the festival’s primary sponsors Budweiser and Cadillac. Kids and grown ups alike had fun climbing inside the Cadillac snow sculpture as well as the maze, castle and throne in Breckenridge’s main plaza.

With luck I’ll get some photos of the sculptures all lit up after the crowds die down Sunday night.

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Day 4 the longest day

On the day before the sculptors had to lay down their tool the figures were moving along at a rapid pace. Looking at every sculpture you could see the outlines of the finished pieces when the day began at 7:00. With the 8” of snow overnight the teams had to first clear the new snow before they could get started for the day.

Many but not all of the teams worked well into the night.

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Day 3 Breckenridge Snow Sculpture Festival

Today was the first really long day for Team Finland and me. All four members were also carving for the first time. By the end of the day three of the teams were close to completion but many had a long way to go.

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Breckenridge Snow Sculpture Day 2

My day started a bit late since one of my Team Finland members suffered from altitude sickness badly enough she needed to go to the doctor’s so my photos today started in the afternoon.

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Day 1 Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Festival

Yesterday was the opening “canon” start for the 22nd Annual Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Festival. While I took a lot of pictures as one of the hosts for Team Finland I have been a bit busy so haven’t had time to do more than a quick first cut on the photos I took and Photoshop hasn’t touched them. Here is what I chose on that first pass:

I hope you enjoy them.

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