Lake Geneva Winterfest, 2010
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3 p.m., Feb. 6, 2010 -- “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.
Second place and Gene Kempfer People’s Choice Award went to Team Michigan — Luke Dehtiar, Max Dethiar and Ryan Olszowy — for “If I Only Had a Brain.”
Third place went to another Team Wisconsin, with “Parenthood,” created by Jeff Shawhan, Brett Tomczak and Jim Malkowski.
5:43 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- We've posted video from today's work at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva. It includes an interview with the Kilted Snow Weasels about how they'll finish after being hit by injury and illness. Also, team Michigan, last year's winner, bounces back after part of their sculpture crumbles. Watch it HERE.
2:13 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- Competition organizer Don Berg just finished the 1:30 p..m team meeting in the Riviera Ballroom. It's carver Jon Dietz's 44th birthday today, so his fellow competitors sang... MORE
12:58 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- We're updating from Lake Geneva live today on Facebook. You don't need an account to join us, but if you have one, please become a fan to include our news feed on your page ... FACEBOOK
12:38 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- The always-popular Kilted Snow Weasels, working on block No. 1, are determined to finish, despite a series of setbacks with team members. Bill Brown says teammate Randall Tackett slipped and fell coming to the site the first day. By today, he couldn't move, so he spent the morning in the emergency room. Brown came down with an illness yesterday, and was out of commission for the full day. Brown says they've called in some reinforcements from Rockford, and plan to work through the night to finish ... MORE
Noon, Feb. 5, 2010 -- Field trip Friday: Snow sculpting is a popular field trip, and buses from schools around the area have been pulling up throughout the morning with groups of students. Latest photos ... MORE
11:14 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010A short time ago, a large portion on the top of Team Michigan's sculpture crashed to the ground. Team member Ryan Olszowsky says ... MORE
10:44 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010 -- Temps at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition are getting warmer than teams prefer. Mike Martino of Team Wisconsin says they'll wait until this evening ... MORE
‘We make weird things with snow’
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 -- Mike Tendal has already shed a jacket on the shivery grounds outside the Riviera this February morning. Bundled in a couple of sweatshirts, heavy-duty coveralls and work gloves, he’s still working up a sweat digging into the cylindrical block of snow that will soon take the shape of kids playing on monkey bars. STORY
Follow WalworthCountyToday.com on Facebook Friday
12:27 p.m., Feb. 4, 2010 -- WalworthCountyToday.com will be in Lake Geneva Friday with live updates from the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition. We'll be posting updates to our Facebook page, so become a fan and join us HERE
Watch snow sculpting live on the Web
8:19 p.m., Feb. 3, 2010 -- Several years ago, Lake Geneva Area Realty installed a Web cam at the top of the Towers in downtown, overlooking the Riviera. It's especially fun to watch during Winterfest week, where you can see the progress that turns blocks of snow into beautiful works of art. For those stuck in an office all day, it's a nice diversion. We've linked to it HERE
An exclusive group earns invitation to Lake Geneva event
4:45 p.m., Feb. 3, 2010 -- Neal Vogt hopes his team is in top form as they began work Wednesday on their entry in the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships in Lake Geneva. Vogt, along with his brother Chris and Jon Dietz, spent last weekend tuning up at the Snow Days Chicago snow sculpting competition. STORY
Perfect conditions await as snow sculptors prepare to begin carving
11:15 a.m., Feb. 2, 2010 -- "Perfect." That's how organizer Don Berg described snow conditions Tuesday in Lake Geneva while setting up for the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships. Berg and his set-up crews spent the day putting the finishing touches on the large blocks for competitive teams, as well as a variety of smaller blocks that area school students will carve. STORY
For snow sculptors, a forecast of cold is welcome news
Feb. 1, 2010 -- As this story is being typed on a drizzly Sunday afternoon, the snow outside is melting faster than the Wicked Witch of the West in a Jacuzzi. While some might cheer this news like relieved Munchkins, this soggy development makes others nervous. STORY
Winterfest celebration begins Wednesday in Lake Geneva
Feb. 1, 2010 -- The U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship begins Feb. 3, part of Lake Geneva's annual Winterfest celebration. Weekend activities include horse drawn carriage and helicopter rides, children’s entertainment in the famed Riviera Ballroom, a “meltdown” sale in the town’s downtown business district and a winter carnival at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa’s downhill ski facility. STORY
Weekend event schedule for Lake Geneva's Winterfest
Feb. 1, 2010 -- Saturday's schedule for Lake Geneva Winterfest STORY
Video: Highlights from the 2009 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition
Feb. 10, 2009 -- Crowds flocked to Lake Geneva's Winterfest to take in the spectacular sights of the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition. STORY
U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition
Feb. 1, 2010 -- The official Web site of the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition HERE
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