Sculptors from around the country are in Lake Geneva this week for the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition, part of the city's annual Winterfest celebration.
“Egrets” by the Wisconsin team of Tom Queoff, Mike Martino and Mike Sponholz won the first-place award Saturday at the U.S. Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva. The winner is chosen by fellow competitors.
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The second place and Gene Kempfer People’s Choice Award at the 2010 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva went to Team Michigan — Luke Dehtiar, Max Dethiar and Ryan Olszowy — for “If I Only Had a Brain.”
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Neal Vogt from team Wisconsin works through the night Thursday into Friday morning during the 2010 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva.
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Michael Sponholtz, left, and Mike Martino of Wisconsn discuss the next steps they plan to take on their sculpture.
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Bill Brown of the Illinois team of the Kilted Snow Weasels uses a model to guide his work Friday at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva. Team members suffering from illnews and injury have slowed work, but they vow to finish.
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Ryan Olszowy of Team Michigan works on one of several pumpkins that will surround the sculpure. Early Friday, a portion of the sculpture broke off, but was repaired an the team continued its work.
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Jon Dietz, inside sculpture, and Neal Vogt of Team Wisconsin slowly transform the block of ice into "Where Eagles Dare" Friday at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva.
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The grounds of the Riviera in Lake Geneva are awash in light as sculptors continue work at the 2010 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition.
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Brian Quigley of the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships set-up crew walks past cylindars of snow in front the the Riviera in downtown Lake Geneva Feb. 2, 2010. The competition, part of Winterfest, begins Wednesday.
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Brian Kazprzak, top, and his brother Mike, part of the set-up crew for the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva load a form Tuesday that will be used as part of the student exhibition.
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Work at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships continues into the evening Wednesday at the Riviera in Lake Geneva.
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Neal Vogt begins work on his team's sculpture, "Where Eagles Dare," at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva using a model in the foreground as a guide.
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Teams of sculptors begin work Wednesday, the first day of the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva. Work continues until judging begins Saturday morning.
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Adrian Tans of Team Vermont uses a crosscut saw to remove chunks of snow from the top of the teams entry Wednesday on the first day of the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva.
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Jake Knight of Team Maine stands atop a block of snow Wednesday at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva. Maine was last here two years ago.
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