World Ice Art Championships
world ice art championship ice sculpting contest fairbanks alaska produced ice alaska nonprofit corporation started contest largest kind world attended sculptor country every year contest also draw ten thousand spectator people country passed park gate ice alaska put first ice art championship featured sculpting team lasted week today event begin mid february weather permitting last end march featuring art skill many team around world location ice festival took place acre ha site across chena river pioneer park organizer leased alaska railroad event moved new location george horner ice art park fire destroyed main lodge ice alaska organization restructured protect future event reached agreement tanana valley state fair association moved world ice art championship along associated ice alaska ice park tanana valley state fairground ice alaska negotiated new property owner harvest ice block transport new venue ice clear referred arctic diamond addition sculpture view event feature kid park sculpted ice including ice slide ice maze ice rink spinning cup championship divided three professional competition youth event amateur exhibition abstract realistic category single block classic open contestant one artist one block ice artist provided one block ice ’x’x’ roughly lb hour create sculpture double block classic open team artist block ice team provided two block ice ’x’x’ roughly lb hour create sculpture multiblock classic open team artist block ice team provided block ice ’x’x’ roughly lb hour create sculpture competition held week school spring break usually second week march open team team defined carver available student grade th thru th ’ x ’ x ’ block ice youth carver opportunity mentored master carver volunteer event encourage next generation artisan ice sculpture winter festival ice alaska website alaskanet fairbanksalaskacom official website