Internatinal Snow Sculptures Championship

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The 18th Annual Breckenridge Snow Sculptures are Back in the Heart of Ski Country USA.

<img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures, Skiers, snow, " hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/2228856818_4828471c56.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />          <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/2228189393_3f5ff5e8f9.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />Crowds gawked as 16 teams from 9 countries shaped massive 20 ton blocks of snow into a managerie of forms.  The entry above is from the Netherlands Team and was titled "Calla Lilies" and although it did not win an award, it recieved a lot of positive attention by those who walked by it.  The winning entry came from China and was titled "The Warrior and the Moon" and featured a traditional Mongolian Warrior on horseback.<img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures winning entry" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2228064159_68f724c590.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />      <img style="WIDTH: 172px; HEIGHT: 118px" height="118" alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculpture Winnging entry flag" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2169/2228170333_1f47c1b5ba_m.jpg" width="172" align="baseline" border="0" />Second place went to Team Canada (Yukon).  This piece is a shaman inside a swirling globe of swan wings and feathers.  <img alt="Team Canada in Breckenridge Snow Sculptures ski country usa" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2228064199_ed3121e76b.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />     <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures Team Canad Flag " hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/2228974316_4ab0bb4380.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />And Third Place went to Germany for "Bridge of Tolerance." This was set up to resresent two different cultures and people coming together in an atmosphere of tolerance.  Unfortunatley, the structure  has not survived the week and crashed into pieces soon after the judging.   <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow And ice Sculptures in Ski country Powder " hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2206/2228064239_a56852888e.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />      <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures " hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2228181857_cf2cc27dac.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />This year a team from Breckenridge assembled the following sculpture.<img alt="Breckenridge snow sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2228064677_df0a941f65.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />     <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado International Snoe Sculpture Festival and championship" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2228976616_d3e9837401.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />And the rest....<img alt="Breckenridge Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2228856474_5a08a9b9f8.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />     <img alt="Breckenridge Ice festival and snow sculpture championships" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/2228974316_4ab0bb4380.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" /><img alt="breckenridge snow sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2228857130_b4c37ff130.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />    <img alt="Breckenridge Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2228976616_d3e9837401.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" /><img alt="Breckenridge Snow sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2228856564_2e2569f1a0.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />     <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2413/2228182067_df8106fdf8.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" /><img alt="Breckenridge colorado Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/2228856876_ce193ec657.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />     <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2217/2228189427_3472de8286.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" /><img alt="Breckenridge Colorado International Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2228064339_c740950acb.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />      <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2228181919_2dee84d3bc.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" /><img alt="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculptures international competition" hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2216/2228857078_e704af848d.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />    <img alt="Breckenridge Colorado international Snow Sculptures " hspace="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2228976616_d3e9837401.jpg?v=0" align="baseline" border="0" />For a schedule of the events and a photo page with past Championships please click <a title="Breckenridge Snow Sculptures Championship" href="http://www.themoens.com/Photos/Events/snowSculpture/overview.htm">here.</a>  And for the Town of Breckenridge Offical site click <a title="Breckenridge Colorado Snow Sculpture offical town website" href="http://www.townofbreckenridge.com/">here.</a>   These sculptures are truly wonderful to see, if you have the chance, make an effort to get there before Feb. 3rd (weather permitting).  <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2228856564_2e2569f1a0.jpg?v=0"></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2228064677_df0a941f65.jpg?v=0"></a> 9 application/xml false apre ski fun. 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