Friday, January 23, 2009

2009 Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships

January 20-February 1, 2009

Artists sculpt from Tuesday, January 20 at 11:00 a.m. to Saturday, January 24 at 10:00 a.m., judging is at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, the awards ceremony is at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25 and sculptures will remain standing weather permitting until the night of Sunday, February 1, 2009.

The evening of Friday, January 23 is one of the best times to visit. Artists are preparing to stay up all night to do detail work and the atmosphere is celebratory. Why not spend a night or two and catch the whole weekend? You won't regret seeing the sculptures evolve and witnessing the awards given out.

January 20-24, 2009 Sculpting Week- Sculpting begins at 11:00 a.m.on Tuesday, January 20 with a shotgun start and sculpting ends on Saturday, January 24 at 10:00 a.m. New this year the awards ceremony will be on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

January 26-February 1, 2009 Viewing Week- The artists are done sculpting but the sculptures are here for your viewing pleasure. Weather permitting the snow sculptures will stay up until the night of Sunday, February 1, 2009 and then they will disappear under the darkness of night- just as magically as they appeared!

For more information, please visit http://www.townofbreckenridge.com/index.aspx?page=496

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Snow Alert

Yet another winter storm brought more than a foot of snow! Breckenridge received 15 inches over the past day.

Breckenridge received the most December snowfall in recent history (since 2000) and Keystone also experienced an above average month for snowfall.

Breckenridge received 79 inches of snow in December 2008.
Keystone received 50 inches of snow in December 2008.