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February 26, 2005

Harbin Ice World Festival 2005

There had been many new stories about recent Ice festivals. Here are the hi-lights:

Members of Japan's Ground Self Defense Force work on a large snow sculpture of the Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse riding a dragon ahead of the Sapporo Snow Festival. Winners of the 56th Snow Statue Contest

2 years ago, photographer R. Todd King portrayed the Snow Festival in Harbin, and created a web sensation. In 2005, he’s back in Heilongjiang province, with a series of gorgeous photographs of Harbin 2005. Here’s how they build them. Elsewhere, BBC's 21st International Snow Festival photos. More photos from 2004. Where do you go when it’s 11° F in Beijing?

The ice wall adventure of The Alaskan Alpine Club. (Follow up on the Frozen Fountain posting)

Snow boat at The Dartmouth Winter Carnival

Winter carnival at Saranac Lake, NY

Ice conditions at the World’s Longest Skating Rink

The Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships 2005

Juergen Specht’s ice sculptures from a Meiji shrine

Finger drawing on car windows. (From ”Otomano”)

Eskimold - Build your own igloo

Vodka luges and hand-carved ice sculptures by Martin King

Many more Unusual Ice Sculptures Links as well as Sand Sculptures Links are here

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