This is a tough, uncomfortable medium but has fewer limitations than sand. Snow allows severe tunneling and deep undercurts, but hands and face suffer from cold and wet, tools get frozen to the snow, and changes in temperature and humidity make this medium very difficult (although usually amusing for kids and spectators).
The Wooly Mammoth, built life size on the grounds of the American Museum of Natural History in NYC (lower left) took 44 hours of sculpting. The Stegosaurus (center left) was a resculpting of the Mamouth's original snow which had become soiled after a few days. The Mammoth's head became the right rear leg of the dinosaur.This work resulted in a commission to make snow sculptures for the amusement of the athletes at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY. My company produced a documentary film called "Olympic Village Journal", showing the building of the 60 foot wide "North Wind" sculpture (lower right) created during five weeks, with the help of athletes in the Village.
