Celebrate Ullr, the Norse god of snow, at the Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado. Each year more than 32,000 people gather to watch as artists from across the globe transform 20-ton, 12-foot-tall blocks of snow into gold-, silver-, and bronze-medal-winning works of art. Voting and sculpting takes place Jan. 21-24, but the sparkling winter wonders will be on display through Feb. 2, depending on weather.
Watch how-they-were-made videos and view an image gallery of the dazzling snow sculptures from prior years below:
2013 International Snow Sculpture Championships
2012 International Snow Sculpture Championships
All images by Carl Scofield, courtesy of the International Snow Sculpture Championships.
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