January 2014

The 24th annual Budweiser International Snow Sculpture took place this last weekend.   Fifteen teams transformed 12-foot-tall, 20 ton blocks, over 65 hours of carving in 5 days, these blocks of snow were turned into stunning works of art.  Only hand tools were allowed to be used and no internal support holds up snow.  

The results are in and Team Breckenridge won first place in this year’s Budweiser International Snow Sculpture!  The name of the piece was “Winter’s Fun”.  It illustrates a father and his son, along with their dog, as they tube down a hill that was created by the Norse god, Ullr.   Tom Day, Partner/Broker at Breckenridge Associates Real Estate, was a member of the team.  He has been carving for 19 years and said that this year piece was

Last week, the Tiger Dredge parking lot was transformed to hold over a dozen 12-foot tall blocks of snow, each weighing twenty tons. Starting this Tuesday, January 21st, the annual Budweiser International Snow Sculptures will kickoff. The competition includes 16 teams from around the world will descend upon Breckenridge with snow tools in hand. They will start sculpting away at the snow, little by little, until they have created a masterpiece. The one rule is that no electrical tools are allowed -- everything must be done by hand.

The teams at the Budweiser International Snow Sculptures will be carving until January 25th, creating gravity defying pieces. At 10 am on Saturday, the judging will begin. Make sure to place your vote for your favorite snow