Snow Sculptures over 78 years have endured the Steamboat Winter Carnival
Channel: DICE
Date: 2018-01-13

Steamboat Springs has held a Winter Carnival for the town for 104 years, and 78 of those years have included snow sculptures as part of the downtown artwork on display.  This past year was the first year that Steamboat failed to host a snow sculpture competition, so the local townspeople decided to move the contest outside of the school system and over to the Steamboat Springs Arts Council in order to obtain greater community interest, commitment and long-term participation.

Kim Keith, Executive Director at the Steamboat Springs Arts Council, has spent the last 17 years working to bring new inspiring art into the Steamboat, Colorado community. This event helped to jumpstart interest in the community, even among people who had never helped with art projects or sculptures, while also presenting a professional sculptor to the residents so they could learn about the tools and techniques required to participate in the snow sculpture competition.

For more information about this snow sculpture community event, please visit the DICE website at:
http://dice.events/snow-sculpting/