Ice Sculptures

Fairbanks hosts the International Ice Sculpting Championship. Ice sculptors from all over the World come to scup there best. From small sculptures from one block of ice to huge multi-block ice formations the size of a house (see the Chinese Dragon Boat). Sometimes the ice shatters as it is cut and sometimes the sun will get real hot and start melting the art. It is a race against the sun to create these things, but most stay around for about 2 weeks.


 

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Bird in Flight

A sculpture at the 2004 World Ice Sculpting Championship. 2 blocks of ice.