International snow sculpture contest

Description

Discover the 42nd edition of the International Snow Sculpture Competition! Attend this internationally renowned event!
It's amazing to discover how simple blocks of snow can be transformed into monumental sculptures.

Working in teams of 3, the artists will create diverse works of colossal dimensions.
For spectators, admiring such imposing, detailed sculptures in a winter setting provides a unique form of entertainment, suited to the cold season.
A breathtaking competition, unique in France, not to be missed!
The site is accessible to all, right in the heart of Valloire, on the Avenue de la Vallee d'or, in an area reserved for pedestrians.

Teams taking part in the 2025 edition

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY

IRAN - CHEGENI Bahman / RAZMJOO Sepideh / PEIGNIER Philippe - "About Her
FRANCE - BROSSARD Michel / CHAMPAIN Jean-Louis/ HIVERT Yvon - "Contre vents et marées" (Against winds and tides)
FINLAND - KUKLINA Ekaterina / KUKLIN Egor / MALUKHIN Sergey - "Keep calm"
SWEDEN - BOCK Edwin / ANDERSSON Leif / PERSSON Leif - "Don't wait for better times
SPAIN - LORENZO VICENTE Emiliano / GONZALEZ RUIZ Josu / REINA GONZALEZ Dario - "Conversation"
ARGENTINA - TORNATORIS Carina / ALCINE Liliana Beatriz / GALLUCI Carolina Ximena - "Equilibrio
CANADA/SAGUENAY - BONNEAU Mario / TREMBLAY Jimmy / FOURNIER Frédéric - "Québexpression
TURKEY - KONAK Ceyhun / CINAR Bulent / KONAK Tayfun - "Melting Glaciers




NATIONAL CATEGORY

DUMAS Yann / GRAMMONT Hugues / BERLIOZ Alexandre - "Echec et mat!
COURNIL Mickael / PROSPERO Gael / ROSSIGNOL Simon - "Pentagonum Rota
BOSO Gaëtan / TABARY Gabriel / VEUILLET Pascal - "Eclat de joie givré" (Frosty burst of joy)
PIEPLU Fanny / PETIT Aurélie / CORNU Mathilde - "Devorama
MARGOTTET Amandine / BECUWE Rudy / BOUYER Moise - "Michel
LAVANDIER PAGENEL Wim / ACHIN Clément / TRACHMAN Noé - "Solitaire des sous bois" (Solitaire in the woods)
LESIGNE Stéphane / LAHU Jérôme / DOS SANTOS François - "Should we follow the white rabbit?"
BERRY Sylvie / BESSON Aurore / HARZO Mathieu - "Une page se tourne me dragon disparait" (A page turns, my dragon disappears)



2025 PRIZE

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION :

1st JURY PRIZE: BONNEAU Mario / TREMBLAY Jimmy / FOURNIER Frédéric - "Québexpression

2nd JURY PRIZE: KONAK Ceyhun / CINAR Bulent / KONAK Tayfun - "Melting glaciers
3rd JURY PRIZE: LORENZO VICENTE Emiliano / GONZALEZ RUIZ Josu / REINA GONZALEZ Dario - "Conversation


ARTIST PRIZE: DUMAS Yann / GRAMMONT Hugues / BERLIOZ Alexandre - "Echec et mat!

PRIX DU PUBLIC : LESIGNE Stéphane / LAHU Jérôme / DOS SANTOS François - "Should we follow the white rabbit?

PRIX DU JEUNE PUBLIC : BONNEAU Mario / TREMBLAY Jimmy / FOURNIER Frédéric - "Québexpression" (Québexpression)


NATIONAL COMPETITION:

1st JURY PRIZE: BERRY Sylvie / BESSON Aurore / HARZO Mathieu - "Une page se tourne me dragon disparait "

2nd JURY PRIZE: LESIGNE Stéphane / LAHU Jérôme / DOS SANTOS François - "Faut-il suivre le lapin blanc ?
3rd JURY PRIZE: MARGOTTET Amandine / BECUWE Rudy / BOUYER Moise - " Michel "

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
9am: Start of competition

From TUESDAY JANUARY 14th to THURSDAY JANUARY 16th

You can watch and cheer on the sculptors all day and into the night.

Friday JANUARY 17 - END OF COMPETITION (indicative program)
12pm: End of Competition - Jury passes - Deliberation
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Voting for the Audience and Young Audience prizes
5:30 p.m.: Award ceremony for the National and International Competitions, followed by fireworks.


JURY MEMBERS
Christian BURGER - Jury Chairman and Sculptor
Vincent LIEVORE - Artist Sculptor
Martine RAPIN - President of Valloire Art Contemporain
Alberte RETORNAZ - Amateur painter
Lénaïck RETORNAZ - Town councillor
Emmanuelle LACOSTE - Director of Valloire Tourisme and competition organizer