Building the Blocks
(watch the movie clip)
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The huge 20-ton blocks of snow are formed by
building a wooden frame, then using huge snowblowers to pile in
the snow. The blocks are 10 x 10 x 12 feet tall. The snow is then packed down by volunteer
snow-stompers.
After the snow sits and freezes for about 24 hours, the wooden frame is
removed...
... and voila! After about 5 days of sitting and settling, 18 huge
blocks of snow are ready for sculpting, by the 18 teams of
sculptors from all over the world.
Did you see the short video clip, showing this process?