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Written by Leonilla
07 Feb 2016
If you follow our Instagram account you have probably noticed that in southern Sweden the spring is already on it’s way. Though it’s not -25 degrees in Umeå anymore, it’s still cold and plenty of snow, and it probably will be for a while longer… This friday and saturday the annual snow sculpture championship was held in the city center of Umeå, where the teams that participated had to turn a huge cube of snow into a sculpture. It was something I wanted to share with you, since it doesn’t happen everywhere!
![IMG_0591](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0591-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
Most of the sculptures were about 2 meters tall and some of them very detailed, but to be honest I had no clue what some them were.
![IMG_0592](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0592-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
![IMG_0597](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0597-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
People use different tools for sculpting the snow, shovels and saws were probably the most common ones.
![IMG_0613](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0613-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
The combination of lion and giraffe won!
![IMG_0599](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0599-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
![IMG_0609](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0609-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
This puppy was my personal favorite.
![IMG_0608](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0608-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
![IMG_0640](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/02/IMG_0640-902x601.jpg-1920x.jpg)
Getting good pictures was hard since everything was completely white and it was snowing a lot. The weather was much better on Friday, but since I wanted to see the sculptures in their final form, I chose to go on Saturday. Hope you enjoyed my pictures, I’ll check the event out again next year!