Competitions
Our First Competition was held in Jan, 2005. The site was at the Atrium Corporate Center in Rolling Meadows. Fourteen adult teams and six local High Schools competed. These three person teams were selected from Alaska, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
Here's how the event transpires. First snow is made with special machinery compliments of Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park, located in Algonquin, IL.
Then we fill a giant plywood box. Once it's pulled away, ten foot tall blocks of snow are left for carving the masterpieces. (Each block weighs 2-1/2 tons!)
Then......
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