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of us are professional artists who have come to love the immediacy of snow
sculpting. It is one of the only ways to make massive sculptures in a very short
time. Here you see Jules and Peter with a typical snow block at the start of an event. Most contests limit us to a total of 2 or 3 days, and the intricacy of some of the pieces necessitates working all night on the final day to complete them to our satisfaction. |
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More than once we have worked 35 hours in a 2-day period, which makes for a very physical artistic creation. When you look at some of the photos, try to imagine working all night at –25 degrees Centigrade, with a stiff wind blowing! Standard
international blocks are 3m (10’) cubes, while the blocks in Quebec range from
8’x8’x12’ for the national (about 15 tons of snow) to the massive
international size of 10’x12’x18’ (about 35 tons)! No water is added to
the snow… it is just well-packed in the form and becomes quite strong. |
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