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Aquaman Riding a Seahorse wins Winter Carnival ice carving competition

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Aquaman-Riding-A-Seahorse-Swarbrick-Greenleaf-2019-1st-Place.webp, Aquaman Riding A Seahorse: Chris Swarbrick of Hudson and Austin Greenleaf of River Falls won the $1,750 first prize in the multiblock competition. (Co, Three-Cold-Mice-and-the-Hot-Cocoa-Machine-Reis-Graham-Graham-Reis-2019-2nd-Place.webp, Three Cold Mice and the Hot Cocoa Machine: Terence Reis, Rob Graham, Brody Graham and Aaron Reis won the $1,000 second prize in the multiblock competi, Pixie-Haven-Hughes-Hughes-Erkenbrack-and-Klug-2019-3rd-place.webp, Pixie Haven: Paul Hughes, Deneena Hughes, Shannon Erkenbrack and John Klug won the $500 third prize in the multiblock competition. (Courtesy of the St, Heading-South-Trevor-Pearson-2019-Individual-Block-Professional-1st-Place.webp, Heading South: Trevor Pearson of Shakopee won the $600 first prize in the individual professional competition. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Winter Carniv, Polar-Proposal-Jim-Zupfer-and-Nate-Stromberg-2019-Individual-Block-Artisan-1st-place.webp, Polar Proposal: Jim Zupfer and Nate Stromberg won the $300 first prize in the individual artisan competition.
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressHere are the winners of the 2019 Saint Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Contest.The carvings c

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

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vulcan-snow-pardk.jpg, 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, vulcan-snow-park.jpg, 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, vulcanddd-snow-park.jpg, 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, vulcsdfsdfan-snow-park.webp, 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, vulcans-snow-park.jpg, 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 / , vulcanaaa-snow-park1.webp, 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, vulcan-sssssnow-park.jpg, 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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cst-12323-snow-park.webp, 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, cst-12297-snow-park.webp, 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, cst-12180-snow-park.webp, 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, cst-12197-snow-park.webp, 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, cst-12425-snow-park.webp, 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, cowboyjpg.webp, 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, cst-12211-snow-park.webp, 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, cst-12149-snow-park.webp, 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, cst-12379-snow-park.webp, 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

‘Hookjaw’ takes top prize in Winter Carnival snow sculpting

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Snow-Sculpting-winners.webp, Team Dino Fight won the 2016 St. Paul Winter Carnival snow-sculpting competition with its creation “Attack of the Hookjaw.”
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press“Attack of the Hookjaw” won first place Sunday in the 2016 Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Comp

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

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snowsculpting160130.webp, 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

St. Paul Winter Carnival ice carving delayed: too warm

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20130117__130120sl-WC-Ice-Carving.webp, Eden Prairie resident Deneena Hughes saws pieces of ice to use in creating the piece “Breaking Free” in the Multi-block Ice Carving Competition during
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWe’re not looking at classic St. Paul Winter Carnival weather this weekend.The afternoons ar

Winners of sculpting and carving competitions announced

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sel626WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Dusty Thune concentrates on carving his team's snow sculpture called "Frozen" on Sunday morning before judging began at noon. The competition was held, 1-WinterCarnival_SnowSculpture-L.jpg, Trophies for the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition's First Place and People’s Choice winner sit at the base of the sculpture "Frozen," by Hou, sel627WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Jaymie Stocks works on her team's snow sculpture called "Minnesota Rumble" on Sunday morning. Teams were not allowed to use power tools. (Pioneer Pres, sel622WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Families make it though the icy maze at the 2015 St. Paul Winter Carnival Snow Park. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo), sel623WinterCarnivalSnowPark-L.jpg, Team MS Krackers' Kurtis Klett, foreground, and Keith Klett, back, work on taking out snow with an old logging saw as they put the final touches on th
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressThe First Place and Peopleâ s Choice winner at the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition is "Frozen" by House of T

Winter Carnival: Vulcans' Snow Park becoming festival of its own

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20140122__140124wlbb-snow.jpg, David White scrapes the chin of a enormous ogre head, part of a gigantic snow carving at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, on Tuesday, January , 20140121__140122SnowSculpt2.jpg, Pat Mogren works on a gigantic ogre's head at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The sculpture, at the site of the
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressJust a couple weeks before the start of the 2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival, organizers gave the

Snow sculpture winner puts moose, wolves into battle

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20130128__Snow-sculpture.webp, Mike Majerus of Rogers, David Ryding of Minneapolis, and Adam Turner of Arden Hills, sculpting as the team “Snow Cowboys” won First Place and Artists
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe “Snow Cowboys” team took first place and artists choice awards at the St. Paul Winter Ca

Winter Carnival ice carving contest winners named

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20130127__ice-carving-pic.webp, Greg Schmotzer of Hastings won first place in the Winter Carnival ice carving competition with his “Parrot in a Cage.” (Courtesy photo)
By ANDY GREDER | agreder@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressGreg Schmotzer of Hastings took two 300-pound blocks of ice and crafted them into first-place
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