U.S. Snow Sculpting Week – February 3, 2027

Expected U.S. Snow Sculpting Week Deals

As U.S. Snow Sculpting Week approaches, look for winter-themed promotions and travel packages to destinations known for snow sports and festivals. Retailers like REI and Dick’s Sporting Goods may offer discounts on cold-weather gear, while art supply stores such as Blick Art Materials could feature carving tools and outdoor art supplies. Local businesses in host cities, like Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, often run special offers on lodging, dining, and warm beverages from places like Starbucks or local cafes. We will update this page with confirmed live deals as February approaches.

History of U.S. Snow Sculpting Week

The U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition was founded in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, over 20 years ago. With it came the establishment of U.S. Snow Sculpting Week, a tradition that is still observed there every year and is spreading throughout the world to other areas that are still under the grip of winter at this time of year.

Every year, thousands of artists gather to let their imaginations run wild and create incredible and temporary works of art out of nine-foot-tall and eight-foot-round blocks of snow. These artists’ work ranges from simple geometric shapes to intricate sculptures that straddle the line between hyper-realism and purely surreal.

During Ullr Fest in the 1970s, amateur teams created snow sculptures in front of shops on Main Street. Snow sculpting fits in perfectly with our annual winter festival, which is named after Ullr, a somewhat fictitious god of snow. Rob Neyland and Ron Shelton created snow sculptures in front of their real estate office during every Ullr Fest under the alias Carvin’ Marvin and the Snowflakes. Rob and Ron were successful in winning the state snow sculpture championships for Breckenridge in the late 1980s. The teams from Neyland and Shelton were also successful, traveling internationally and making friends at other state championships. Breckenridge hosted the first International Snow Sculpture Championships in 1991. Instead of lining the street, the snow blocks were concentrated in the old Bell Tower Mall parking lot. The art of snow carving has skyrocketed.

The Breckenridge event, according to Neyland, is one of the best in the world because of the colder and dryer weather (compared to other event locations), the quality of the carving blocks made by the Breckenridge Ski Resort with man-made snow, and the community’s willingness to accommodate the event.