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Lake Tahoe Carve Tahoe Feb. 8-12, 2013

CHILL (an ice event in Long Beach) just melted away the other day. The ice sculptors who created it were back in China launching the world famous Harbin Ice Festival. But winter’s not over, not by a long shot! At Northstore Tahoe they have a fabulous event coming up called Carve Tahoe. Held Friday, Feb. 8 through Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, Carve competitors are flying in from Japan, Russia, Canada, Germany, and Finland, to join U.S. Carve talents in a competition to create the most breathtaking, unique, challenging and eye-catching ice sculptures this side of the globe. Around 20 countries are expected to be represented in the ice challenge held at Northstar Resort, 5001 Northstar Drive, Truckee, California. Phone: (415) 561-4345 ext. 215. carvetahoe.com

Here are a few teams:

• EXHIBITION TEAM YUKON CANADA won 1st place prizes at competitions in St. Viglio and Innichen, Italy, Nayoro and Sapporo, Japan, Grindelwald, Switzerland, Murmansk, Russia, Quebec City, Canada and Breckenridge, CO, USA. Captain Donald Watt has been working with sculpture and printmaking for over 35 years.
• TEAM FINLAND won 2nd prize at the Harbin, China Snow Festival. Their sculpture for Carve is described as both fascinating and frightening at the same time.
• TEAM GERMANY has carved in competitions all around the world
• TEAM JAPAN won 1st place at the Japan Cup International Snow Sculpting Competition in Nayoro, Japan 3 times in the past 5 years.  Their sculpture for Carve is called “Heart to Heart.”