Snapshots from the 2013 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition, part of Winterfest in Lake Geneva, Wis.
The snow sculptures are beginning to take shape after a morning's work at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition 2012 in Lake Geneva.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Snow-sculpting tools can come from the gardening shed, the garage or even the kitchen.
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Photo By: Margaret Plevak
A clay model of a house, used by a team of students from Fontana school. The eighth-graders are working alongside sculptors at the U.S. Nationals in Lake Geneva.
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Photo By: Margaret Plevak
From a high of 40 degrees Tuesday, the temperature at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition 2013 in Lake Geneva now is a preferable 22 degrees.
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Photo By: Margaret Plevak
Keeping warm with Viking gear.
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Photo By: Margaret Plevak
Never too cold to work at Winterfest, but coffee and M&Ms are getting popular during warm-ups in the Riviera.
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Photo By: Margaret Plevak
Peter Hermann works on his sculpture, the archangel Michael fighting Satan, at Lake Geneva's Winterfest. Hermann is with the Illinois team.
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Photo By: Margaret Plevak
Snow cylinders are shrouded in fog Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 awaiting teams at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Snow cylinders are shrouded in fog Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 awaiting teams at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Gary Keeton draws a pattern that will be applied to the Alaskan team's sculpture of a totemic symbol of an Orca whale. The sculpture, which will include a shaman, is called "Last Dance."
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