Photos: Masters of cold carving
CSI Media staff | February 4, 2015
Katie Runde from Team Vermont works on her snow sculpture on Friday night in the cold air at Lake Geneva's Riviera Park during the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition. Terry Mayer photo
First-place winner "Arbor Amor," by the Wisconsin of Dave Andrews, Stephen Bateman and Jason Anhorn. This is the team's sixth national title. Winners were announced Jan. 31, 2015, at the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva. Dan Plutchak photo
Second place is the Illinois team, the Band of Misfit Boys made up of Scott Triplett, Keith Pliml and Dan Berry for "Invisible Man." Dan Plutchak photo
Third place went to the Wisconsin team of Dan Ingebrigtson, Greg Moerner and Mary Mayzik Wisconsin for "Dance of the Firebird." Dan Plutchak photo
George Harnish, also known as Shamus McWeasel of the Illinois team The Kilted Snow Weasels, shares a story Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, with students on a class trip. The team is working on a piece for the at 2015 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva. Dan Plutchak photo
David Andrews, left, and Steve Bateman of Team Wisconsin which also includes Jason Anhorn, take a little of the top of their sculpture, "Arbor Amor," at the 2015 U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva. The team won this year's competition, its sixth first-place finishDan Plutchak/staff.
Gene Kempfer People's Choice Award is the Wisconsin team of Jeff Shawhan,Jim Malkowski and Greg Brull for "Green Man." Dan Plutchak photo
Jason Anhorn and Team Wisconsin members work on their snow sculptures in front of the Riviera. Terry Mayer photo
A drone's eye view of the Riviera grounds Friday, Jan. 30, taken by Dieter Sturm of Williams Bay, known for his special effects work in the motion picture industry.
They came, they sawed, they carved.
Sculptors at the 2015 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition, held at Riviera Park in Lake Geneva Jan. 28-31, created some amazing art from cylinders of packed snow in a matter of days.
See photos of the artists in action and some of the winning sculptures here by photographers Dan Plutchak and Terry Mayer.
See more photos and a video at the communityshoppers.com website.
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