This past week, I had the chance volunteer with the great group of Breckenridge event planners at this wonderful local initiative that is growing so quickly in fame, size and deserved recognition every year. As you can see on the site, the artists are from around the world, and there is no cash prize, only 'glory'! All sorts of businesses in Breck donate their services; the artists eat for free in some of the finest dining, their stay is free thanks to the lodging that accommodates them, they get massages at the end of the day, and they can even ski for free on the town of Breck. I really like the event because it's been taken to a professional artistic level; it isn't just big sculptures of funny animals, they really make symbolic and beautiful representations from a medium that is so temporary, even in the depths of winter. Nature does play its tricks, though; poor Team Ontario's sculpture collapsed yesterday afternoon due to the freak warm weather! All those hours of work and designing gone, but luckily it came after the judges had cast their vote. We hear in half an hour who won their 'glory' prize; the streets of Breck are absolutely jam-packed for the event, with people seizing the chance to drive up to mountain town.
The artists have 65 hours to carve the snow, with no use of any motor-generated tools, in teams of four. They can work through the night, and have to model their anticipated sculpture before-hand to the judges.
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