Taking the Kids: Do you want to build a snowman?
"In Breckenridge, we wake up to fresh snow and we're excited," said Keith Martin, the captain of team Breckenridge. The winning sculpture, he explained, was designed to make you smile thinking of all the fun you had as a kid playing in the snow.
Weather permitting you will be able to see the snow sculptures until Sunday, Feb. 8 in the area around the Riverwalk Center. (Free public transportation is available throughout the town from morning until midnight.)
Certainly these giant sculptures take a lot of skill and tools -- everything from a yardstick for measuring, chisels to chip hard snow, saws, trowels and cheese graters (useful to define the shapes).
But Tom Day, a local realtor and member of Team Breckenridge, wants kids to know that as fantastic as these creations are, building a snow sculpture doesn't have to be that complicated. He recalls using a plastic garbage can to create a dolphin with his son -- when he was just three.
"Pick an animal shape, or a flower," suggested Alex Dostie, a carver from Team Vermont. "Buy a small toy so you have a model."
And then go at it. "It's all about having fun in the snow," said Keith Martin.
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