The reason we went to Alberta Canada is Randy was chosen as a judge in an ice sculpting contest in Canada. The contest consisted of 10 competitors from all over the world. There were competitors from Thailand, Russia, Canada, USA, Netherlands, Philippines, and New Zealand. The diversity of the competitors was pretty awesome.To be chosen for the competition the sculptors must submit a drawing of what they wish to create then a committee picks ten of them. Each of them is a team of two and they have 34 hours to create their piece. They go from 8am to 10pm for two days, then 8am to 2pm the last day.
The sculptors were all given a location based on a drawing the first night. Each location has exactly the same amounts of ice blocks, scaffolding, and tables. The water they use, as a way of fusing the pieces they cut, is taken from the lake.
These are long cold days. The temperature went between 18-30 degrees Fahrenheit. In the middle of these three days there is additional judging event, the contestants get one block of ice and one hour to construct them into what ever they choose. Only one from the team can participate in this and there is also a people's choice award.
The weather is pretty good here though, there has been new snow just about everyday. It really does look like a snow globe, it's picturesque.
The competitors all have a picture of the ice they intend to make outside of their ice area. So as the days go by people viewing can see what the ice is intended to look like.
The winners of the competition:
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| First Place: Chris Foltz and Victor Dagan (USA and Philippines) |
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| Second Place: Chan Kitburi and Kla Kitburi (Thailand and USA) |
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| Third Place tie: Dean Murray and Michael Stoddart (USA) |
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| Third Place Tie: (Siberia) |
This is where we were:
http://www.banfflakelouise.com/Area-Events/Festivals/Winter/SnowDays/Ice-Magic-Festival
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