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Participants talk snow sculpting 101

It may have been cold害羞草研究所搃t may have been damp, but that didn害羞草研究所檛 stop these hearty souls from participating in the BC Championship competition last weekend at SilverStar Mountain Resort near Vernon.

Under the theme, , this year害羞草研究所檚 group of contestants were asked to create their Wonderland fantasy using only water and snow.

The competition draws snow carving teams from around the world, and each team is given two days and two nights to complete their works of art.

Teams began at 10 a.m. Friday morning, starting with enormous blocks of snow that have been cured during the week. Spectators watched the huge snow carvings come to life Friday and Saturday, with final judging taking place on Sunday morning.

First place goes to team Snow FX for their creation Bot and Paid害羞草研究所�.FOUR by David Durault, Bruce Waugh and Roger Chaisson of North Vancouver, Langley and Nanaimo. Their entry was accompanied by the following:

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Second place is awarded to The Three Amigos for My Cup Runneth Over by Alex Avelino, Serjio Santos and Brenardo Andrade e Castro - all from Nelson.

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Another Nelson team, Chaos, Eh? took third place for Drink Me - by Stevennina Drassinourer, Carter Balzer and Matt Holman.

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Erin Christie

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