February 2018 5
It’s All Over in Winnipeg
After a grueling 5 days of carving snow, the blocks are done. Cold hands and feet, aching muscles and joints, and tired bodies will be forgotten in the days to come. Some of our carving friends, including Carole, will be heading onto events in Yellowknife and Whitehorse, so they don’t get much rest. Good luck […]
Winnipeg Day 4
Guess what happened on the way to the snow sculpture event? If you guessed a cheese carving event, you’d be right. Theressa was asked to carve a 40 pound block of cheese on stage in 3 hours. Here is her sculpture. The results will be announced tomorrow (Monday, Feb 19). So, you probably came to […]
Polar Hunters is Starting to Take Shape
Ok, sorry folks. It has been tough slogging and we are tired at the end of the day. On Friday (day 2) we stayed until 9pm and today (day 3) we left at 9:30pm. The block has not been kind to us as the snow is very hard and we are finding wonderful presents within […]
Winnipeg Voyageur Festival – Day 1 Wrap Up
Yes, it was cold today and the snow was hard. But, we are pretty sure that we didn’t get the hardest block of snow. It was dirty with chunks of dirt, pieces of wood and corn stalks, and yes, a beer can. Click here to view short movie of a block falling Although it was […]
