International snow sculpture contest

Description

Come and see 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.

The teams participating 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"
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/SAGUENA - BONNEAU Mario / TREMBLAY Jimmy / FOURNIER Frédéric - "Québexpression"
TURKIYE- 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"
PIEPLU Fanny / PETIT Aurélie / CORNU Mathilde - "Devorama"
MAZIERE Bernard / BECUWE Rudy / BOUYER Moise - "Michel"
LAVANDIER PAGENEL Wim / ACHIN Clément / TRACHMAN Noé - "Solitaire des sous bois"
LESIGNE Stéphane / LAHU Jérôme / DOS SANTOS François - "Faut-il suivre le lapin blanc ?"
BERRY Sylvie / BESSON Aurore / HARZO Mathieu - "Une page se tourne me dragon disparait"
2024 PRIZE

PRIX DU JURY NATIONAL: Main dans la main - Brossard, Brossard, Hiver

PRIX DU JURY INTERNATIONAL: About her - Chegeni, Razmjoo, Peignier

NATIONAL JURY 2nd PRIZE: Dias De Los Muertos - Pieplu, Cornu, Petit

2nd INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE: La Force des Fleurs - Dugas, Tremblay, Pitre

NATIONAL JURY PRIZE: Olympic Bias - Lesigne, Callon, Dos Santos

INTENATIONAL JURY PRIZE: In the box - Povilionis, Petrauskas, Povilioniene

ARTIST PRIZE: About her - Chegeni, Razmjoo, Peignier

PRIX DU PUBLIC: L'odyssée du black tears of the sea - Magnan, Crochemore, Magnan

PRIX DU JEUNE PUBLIC: January 22, 2023 - Rabusseau, Mesnier, Chatelain

PRIX DES INTERNAUTES: L'Odyssée du Black tears - Magnan, Crochemore, Magnan

Tuesday JANUARY 14
9am: Contest begins

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.: Awards ceremony for the National and International Competitions, followed by fireworks.

INTERNATIONAL SELECTION 2025 coming soon


JURY MEMBERS
Christian BURGER - President of the Jury
Eric MARGERY (Sculptor)
Philippe PEIGNIER (Sculptor)
Alberte RETORNAZ - Amateur painter
Cyrille JULLIEN - Cabinetmaker
Lénaïck RETORNAZ - Town councillor
Emmanuelle LACOSTE - Director of Valloire Tourisme and Competition organizer

THE AWARDS
After deliberation, the following prizes
awarded:
3 International Prizes
3 National Prizes
1 Audience Award
1 Young Audience Award
1 Artists' Award
1 Press Award
1 Internet User Award - vote online