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With the Winter Carnival ending Sunday, Carnival goers got in a last bit of fun

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Aditi Chanmraj, 5, from Eagan figures her way out of the Vulcan Snow Maze at the Vulcan Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Sun, Darrell Staley takes a picture of the Eggloo snow sculpture while his wife Jayne and dog, Dotti, wait at the Vulcan Snow Park at the Minnesota State F, Jennifer Doherty, of Rosemount, and JoAnne Gibbs (as Vulcanus Rex), of Spring Lake Park, pose as Vulcans at the Vulcan Snow Park at the Minnesota Stat, From front to back: Cousins Lee Thao 17, Pachai Vang ,16 and Changing Vang, 17, wipe out on the Snow Slide at the Vulcan Snow Park at the Minnesota St, Families negotiate the Vulcan Snow Maze at the Vulcan Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Sunday, Feb, 11, 2018. (John Autey / , Joren Jagadeesan, 5, drives the sled as his mom Lisa holds on as they go down Snow Slide at the Vulcan Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon, Sally Strand from Plymouth takes a picture of a snow sculpture at the Vulcan Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Sunday, Feb, 1
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWith the St. Paul Winter Carnival ending Sunday, Twin Cities residents got in a last bit of sn

Vulcan Fun Day at Snow Park at the State Fairgrounds brings chills, thrills and beautiful snow sculptures

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Tyler Splittgerber dives into a pool of very cold water at the Snow Park Plunge at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, part of the 2017, Employees of City & County Credit Union take part in the Snow Park Plunge by diving into a pool of icy cold water at the Snow Park at the Minnesota St, The snow maze offers a challenge for pint- size participants at the Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, part of the 2017 S, The "House of Thune" team admires their snow sculpture "When Nature Calls" at the Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Height son Su, The team of David Prom, Kyle Slivnik and Josh McKinney created "The Hummingbird" which won third place at the Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fairgro, The Second Place winner in the Snow Sculpting Competition, "Under A Rest" by Shadow Men" also won the People's Choice Award. Team members were: Tim Tr, At right is "Focused on a Cure For MS" by Kurtis Klett, Keith Klett and Mike Leider, at left is "Playtime" by Bill Wegwerth, Dan Ross and Weston Johns, From left to right: Jon Baller, Joshual Baller and Curt Cook sculpt their "Winter Princess" out of snow at the Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fairgr, Sisters Alayna Brozek, 8, and Leyla Brozek, 3, of Centerville, ride together down the giant snow slide at the Snow Park at the Minnesota State Fairgro
By SCOTT TAKUSHI | Pioneer PressVulcan Fun Day at the Snow Park was held Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds where Winter Carniv

Warm start to Minnesota snow sculpting contest means devil’s in the details

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Bill Wegwerth of St. Paul works on “Sno Knight,” team Sno Van Gogh’s entry into the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition. Warm conditions Saturd
By WILL ASHENMACHER | Pioneer PressThe team members that win the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition take home $1,000 and the most wintry of br

Judges warmed up to chef’s ice carvings

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Greg Schmotzer, a chef at Treasure Island, tries to match both sides of a mountain lion's face during ice sculpting competition at Rice Park January 2, Greg Schmotzer, a chef at Treasure Island, tries to match both sides of a mountain lion's face during ice sculpting competition at Rice Park January 2
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressChefs aren’t the ones deep-frying the mini doughnuts and cheese curds sold during the St. Paul Winter Carnival. The real

Snow, ice creations reap prizes

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The mittened squirrel was sweet, but the robot charmed the judges in Sunday’s snow-sculpture competition, part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Jon Ba
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 122nd St. Paul Winter Carnival announced the winners of its snow-sculpting and ice-carving

Will Carnival sculptors have ice?

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Ice carver John Franks of Blaine is covered with a coating of ice as he does detail work on the velociraptor fossil he was carving for the Science Mus
By ALEX FRIEDRICH | Pioneer PressIt just had to happen the year we were finally getting a real winter.Two of the Winter Carnival’s signature events –
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