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2010 Quebec – Terry’s words: Great Expectations
It was with great expectations that we arrived in Quebec City, but it was with an aching disappointment that we left. Plain and simple, the block beat us. Or rather, the ice in the block beat us. We knew going in that the block would be harder than most as they use artificial snow to […]
2010 Quebec – Kim Speaks: Worth the Pain
Quebec City, Carnaval de Quebec, what better way to participate than by carving up a big block of snow. This was only my second carve and man what a different experience. Whitehorse last year was cold but the natural snow cut like butter, held a nice edge and polished up beautifully. Quebec used artificial snow, […]
2010 Quebec – Our Captain’s Thoughts on Quebec
My final thought on our snow sculpture Exhilaration, carved at the 2010 Quebec Winter Carnival is one of overall perseverance and disappointment. I’m disappointed in the piece as we were not able to fully realize my artistic vision. I am grateful to my team’s overall perseverance for working through the night in the clumpy ice […]
2010 Quebec – Survival, Caribou and Warmth – A Look Back
It was 36 hours of snow carving (OK, it was more like carving cement) crammed into a 48 hour period. It ended at 9:00am on a bright, sunny COLD (-33C with the wind) Sunday morning. We were done except we weren’t. Confused? Well, once the carving was over, the teams still had to walk back […]
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