Ice Sculpture

The international Ice sculpture competition celebrates its 33st anniversary !

It starts on thuesday 7th of january and ends on friday 10th of january. 

Like every years, it takes place in the hamlet “the Verneys”, 3 km from Valloire. Free shuttles will make rotations between Valloire and Les Verneys.

The contest starts on Tuesday 10th and it finishes on Friday 12th, 2024, at 12 pm.

From tuesday to friday, come and discover the artists at work, day and night

2025 Ice Sculpture Competition Program

TUESDAY JANUARY 7:
At 9 a.m.: Start of the Ice Sculpture competition.
 
FROM TUESDAY 07 TO THURSDAY 09 JANUARY,
Come see and encourage the sculptors day and night! Depending on the weather, the sculptures can be protected and therefore difficult to see during the day.
Introduction to ice sculpture from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
 
FRIDAY JANUARY 10:
Introduction to ice sculpture from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
12 p.m.: end of the competition
3 p.m.: passage of the jury
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Public and young public vote, on the site of the sculptures at Verneys
18: Prize giving followed by a show and fireworks.
On this occasion, additional free shuttles will rotate between Valloire and Les Verneys, at the usual stops, between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. After the show, the sculptures will remain lit on Friday and Saturday nights (depending on weather conditions).
 
After the show, the sculptures will remain lit on Friday and Saturday nights (depending on weather conditions).

The teams for the 2025 edition: *

• • AUSTRALIE – STAROW Kevin “Nothingness”
  • DANEMARK – DUSAVITSKIY Gleb “Echo of you”
  • ESPAGNE – JORDA Enrique “El aliento de vulcano”
  • FINLANDE – KUKLINA Ekaterina “Modern leftovers”
  • FINLANDE – KUKLIN Egor “Imagine happiness”
  • FRANCE – COURNIL Mickael “Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage”
  • FRANCE – DE BAZELAIRE Laetitia “Sphinge”
  • FRANCE – LESIGNE Stéphane “Où est la cabine téléphonique ?”
  • FRANCE – PEIGNIER Philippe “Le Dernier…”
  • GRECE – MANIATAKOS Nikolaos “Passage to unknown”
  • IRAN – CHEGENI Bahman “Canned food”
  • IRAN – RAZMJOO Sepideh “About her”
  • ISRAËL – PREMINGER Tanya “Octopus”
  • LITUANIE – POVILIONIS Tautvilas “Star fishing”
  • POLOGNE – KUJAWA Lucyna “Le petit prince”
  • ROYAUME-UNI – SEDDON Christopher “Octopuss”
  • RUSSIE – MOLOKOV Andrey “Forest king deer”
  • TAIWAN – CHUN WEI CHIU “Be an iceberg beauty”
  • TCHEQUIE – LASTOVICKA Jiri “Ice meditation”
  • UKRAINE – PODA Oleksiy “The core of the family”

   

   

France

• Soullier maximilien « le coeur d’une caryatide »
• Nottaris joel « mercy for eve’r »
• Lesigne stéphane « twist au galibier »
• Veuillet pascal « ode »
• Peignier Philippe « tribute »

*Number and teams may be subject to change

Free shuttle will make rotations between Valloire and Les Verneys.
After the show, the sculptures will be lighted until Sunday morning.

THE AWARDS
3 Jury Awards
1 Public Award
1 Young Audience Award
1 Artist Award
(the sculptors participating in the Competition
vote for their favorite sculpture)
1 Press Award
1 Internet User Award

THE JURY

Christian BURGER – President of the Jury (Sculptor Artist)
Eric MARGERY (Sculptor Artist)
Carina TORNATORIS (Sculptor Artist)
Alberte RETORNAZ - Amateur artiste
Lénaïk RETORNAZ - town councillor
Cyrille JULLIEN - carpenter
Emmanuelle LACOSTE - Director of Valloire Tourisme and organiser of the contest

THE 2024 CONTEST AWARD
JURY AWARD
1st jury prize: “Téléportation” – POVILIONIS Tautvilas – Lituanie
2nd Jury Prize: ““I believe I can fly “KUKLINA Ekaterina- FINLANDE
3rd jury prize: “Born to soar” – MOLOKOV Andrey –Russie

AUDIENCE AWARD
“Téléportation” – POVILIONIS Tautvilas – Lituanie

YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
“Born to soar” – MOLOKOV Andrey – Russie

ARTISTS AWARD

“Menu for today” – CABISIDAN Rogel – Philippines

INTERNET USERS AWARD

“Born to soar” – MOLOKOV Andrey –Russie