SNOWMAN CLIPART FROM COLORADO AND BEYOND
The photo on the quiz page shows Day One of the Annual International Snow Sculpture Championships, held each January in Breckenridge, Colorado. Pictured here are winning sculptures from previous years, along with several more ordinary snowmen you'll find quite charming.
The Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships began in 1990. By 2009, teams were arriving from China, Japan, Spain, Holland and many other countries to compete.
Other major annual snow sculpturing events include the Michigan Tech Winter Carnival and the United States National Snow Sculpting Competition in Wisconsin.
Snow sculptures tend to be large, and are usually created outdoors in full view of spectators. This makes the event an entertaining mix of sculptural display and performance art.
In this competition, teams from all around the world compete by carving twenty-ton, 12-foot-tall blocks of hard-packed snow into awe inspiring works of art, using only their own two hands, imagination, and artistic vision. Each 4-person team carves a unique sculpture, often times depicting the team’s culture or heritage.
Only hand tools are permitted in the Breckenridge competition - no power tools, heavy machinery, or colorants are allowed. Needless to say, the sculptures don't last long once the sun shines. But the finished works of art, as long as they last, are quite a sight to behold. Each finished sculpture presents a sad but stunningly beautiful tribute to the temporary nature of art.
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