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We are very excited to welcome international, national, & local teams to our 10th Annual
International Snow Carving Symposium!
March 5-8, 2026
9 Teams - 4 Days
The Best Snow Carvers from around the Globe!
You are invited to watch the magic and cast your vote for the
People's Choice Award
Meet the XXXI Carving Symposium Teams
Team Barcelona Forever
Captain Emiliano Lorenzo Vicente and his teammates Josu Ruiz and Dario Reina return for a second year representing Barcelona, Spain. Last
year’s sculpture “Medieval Veils” explored spirituality in three dimensions.
Team Perkele
A new entry to the Symposium, this team from ‘Funland’ is captained by Janne Andberg with Arto Manninen and Roope Lehmus. Their team has an extensive resume of international competition.
Team Les Bouche-Trous
Captain Chris Denis from Edmonton will carve with Snow Castle veteran builders Marty One-Boot (Martin Rehak) and Eveready Frost (Phillippe Deslandes). Marty and Eveready have just finished three months building the Castle; Chris Denis was last ion Yellowknife carving ice at the Long John Jamboree.
Team Sundogs
Winners of last year’s Peoples’ Choice Award with their sculpture
“Wooley,” the Sundogs are Captain Larry MacFarlane of Manitoba, Manoj Khorudharry of Ottawa, and Cliff Vacheresse of Edmonton.
Team Snow Spirit
Captain Patricia Leguen from Saskatchewan, along with John
Sabourin of Yellowknife, won last year’s Artists’ Choice Award with the sculpture “Phoenix.” Patricia will be joined this year by new teammate Zuzana Riha, a painter and sculptor from BC.
Team Cyber Monkeys
Another new Symposium participant, Team Cyber Monkeys hail from Estonia. Captain Andres Rattasepp will carve with his daughter, Mari-Epp and teammate Enriko Saar. Rattasepp has extensive experience carving in snow, ice and wood, and has placed in international competitions across Europe.
The Board
Joining the Symposium for the third year, the Board is Bruce Peck from Texas, and Abe Waterman from PEI, and Yellowknife local Cat McGurk.
Team Three Hungry Dads
Marking the return of the Avalanche Kid (Joel Maillet) and
Sir Joe Snow (Ryan McCord), with newcomer Graham Henning from Ontario. Maillet and McCord are long-time castle veterans.
Team Ragadass
Team Ragadass won the Peoples’ Choice Award in 2023 with the
stunning sculpture titles “Don’t Answer to Hunger.” Captain Joelle Gagnon will be joined by castle veteran Eugele (Eugene Gagnon), and a newcomer from Quebec, Marie-
Claude Paris-Tanguay.
