15 photos from the 2023 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship held in Lake Geneva
Team North Dakota: The Nemean Lion
Jay Ray w/Snowkraft team of Jay Ray, Mike Nelson and Josh Zeis from North Dakota sculpted The Nemean Lion and took home first place out of 15 teams in the competition Saturday, Feb. 4.
Team Alaska: When Love Hurts
Block 1 outside The Riviera in Lake Geneva featured the AK Department of Snow team of Paul Hanis, Patrick Boonstra and Tom Lewardo out of Alaska. Team finished in second place.
Team Wisconsin 1: You Are Not Alone
The sculpture You Are Not Alone was created by the team Sculptora Borealis and Wisconsin’s own Joshua Jakubowski, Robert Lechtenberg and Michael Lechtenberg. Sculptora Borealis finished in third place this this year after winning the whole competition in 2022.
Team Wisconsin 2: Gracious Struggle
Up to Snow Good’s team of Mike Austin, Jeffrey Shawhan and Jim Malkowskii from Wisconsin created the Gracious Struggle sculpture that represents sea turtles.
Team Colorado: Koi
Team Snicecarvings consisting of Keith Martin, Sean Spainhower and Cole Bellomo out of Colorado sculpted a koi fish, which is a symbol of love and affection in Japan.
Team Illinois 1: Otterly Loud
Team Cave People from Space out of Illinois consisting of Kelly Madison, Brian Hierstein and Kyle Wolfe create the Sculpture Otterly Loud.
Team Illinois 2: The Quest for Bachelorette
BELOW: Two Blondes and a Burnette, a team out of Illinois consisting of Danica Rogers, Mark Rogers and George Burnette, created the sculpture titled the Quest for Bachelorette.
Team Iowa 1: Lizard Habitat
Burch St. Carvers out of Iowa with members John White, Dave Young and Diwn Ingersoll created a frilled lizard in its natural habitat.
Team Iowa 2: Backwater Shenanigans
The Driftless Snow Sculptors team of Hugh McCarron, Wayne McDermott and Rachel Spurling from Iowa created the Backwater Shenanigans sculpture.
Team Michigan: Over the Moon
LEFT: Team Michigan members Adam Dennison, Matthew Doyle and Tom Ward created the Over the Moon sculpture. ABOVE: The Driftless Snow Sculptors team of Hugh McCarron, Wayne McDermott and Rachel Spurling from Iowa created the Backwater Shenanigans sculpture.
Team Minnesota 1: Ngig Nibi Ganawendan (Otter Water Protector)
Team Kwe consisting of Heather Friedli, Maggie Thompson and Juliana Welter out of Minnesota created a sculpture to honor their Anishinabbe heritage. Team Kwe was the only all indigenous team to make it to the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship.
Team Minnesota 2: Becoming Björn
Sculpture Becoming Björn was created by members Bill Wegwerth, Weston Johnson and Dan Ross from Team Sno Van Gogh out of Minnesota.
Team New Hampshire: One Bear Band
Granite State Snow Sculptors that consists of Joh Woodard, Jeff Brown and Glenn Woodard out of New Hampshire created the One Bear Band sculpture
Team New York: Open Mind
Team NY (New York) with members Doug Schatz, Evan Blondell and Stefanie Loomis created the Open Mind Sculpture.
Team: Vermont: Release
The Pour Saps team out of Vermont consisting of Katie Runde, Mugsy Logan and Tony Perham created the sculpture called Release.
Travis Devlin
News Editor
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