Gallery: The Quirky World of Competitive Snow Carving Comes to California
01rising-tide
*Team Truckee entered the competition late, after Team Russia was unable to get visas in time. Their sculpture: "Rising Tide."*
02heart-to-heart
*Team Japan's "Heart to Heart," based on an anatomical heart, with the original sketch of the design (below)* 
03team-finland
*Team Finland works after sundown*
04secret-forest
*Team Finland's "Secret Forest," with original sketch below* 
05spire
*Team USA/Canada's Bob Fulks carves a spire from a discarded chunk of snow*
06the-stand
*"The Stand," with one spire attached, extending the sculpture beyond the height of the block*
07usacanada
*Team USA/Canada's finished product, "The Stand," with the original sketch below* 
08endangered-bears
*"Endangered Bears," by Team Idaho-Bonner's Ferry, with original sketch below* 
09sweet-house-of-madness
*Team Idaho-Dunham's "Sweet House (of Madness)" with Team Germany's "Four Elements" in the background. Below: Germany's original sketch.* 
10dance-of-the-firebird
*Team Wisconsin's "Dance of the Firebird"*
