The art of snow

In Breckenridge at the 19th International Snow Sculpture Championships!

Here's a Bulgarian team member chipping away.

Team Spain's entry (An angry owl pissed off because beavers are gnawing his tree)

Team Canada - the dance of the ancestors

In our opinion, Canada was the best entry.

In all there were 16 entries at Breckenridge, but we were not sure it was worth the 3 hour drive just to see the sculptures. Hey, that reminds me...

Back in Chicago, we made this dragon out of snow

... and one year we made this panda bear.

We could do the same in Fort Collins if it would snow. Maybe there's hope. One year FoCo had 3 feet of snow. It could happen!

Note also: Our old neighbor from Arlington Heights, Fran Volz is hosting a snow sculpture contest in Grant Park, Chicago.  Check it out this February 12 -15, 2009!