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
 5.30PM : presentation of sculptors and their artworks

6pm : 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”

     

     

 

 

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

 

THE AWARDS

JURY Prize

1st jury prize: “Ice meditation” – LASTOVICKA Jiri – Czechia

2nd jury prize tied: “Modern leftover” – KUKLINA Ekaterina- FINLAND 2nd prize of the jury ex-aequo: “Imagine happiness” – KUKLIN Egor- FINLAND

3rd jury prize: “The little prince” – KUJAWA Lucyna – Poland

PUBLIC Prize: “Star fishing” – POVILIONIS Tautvilas – Lithuania

YOUNG AUDIENCE EX AEQUO Prize: “Where is the telephone booth? ” – LESIGNE Stéphane –France + “Octopuss” – SEDDON Christopher – United Kingdom

ARTISTS Prize: “About her” –RAZMJOO Sepideh – Iran

 

 

THE JURY

Christian BURGER – President of the jury and Artist Sculptor
Vincent LIEVORE – Artist Sculptor
Martine RAPIN – President of Valloire Contemporain
Alberte RETORNAZ – Amateur painter
Lénaïck RETORNAZ – Municipal councilor
Emmanuelle LACOSTE – Director of Valloire Tourism and organizer of the competition

 

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  • 18_MOLOKOV_Andrey_Russie_156
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International

  • Star fishing

    Star fishing

    Star fishing

    POVILIONIS Tautvilas

    Lituania
  • Echo of you

    Echo of you

    Echo of you

    DUSAVITSKIY Gleb

    Denmark
  • Nothingness

    Nothingness

    Nothingness

    STAROW kevin

    Australia
  • Le dernier...

    Le dernier...

    Le dernier...

    PEIGNIER Philippe

    France
  • About her

    About her

    About her

    RAZMJOO Sepideh

    Iran
  • Imagine happiness

    Imagine happiness

    Imagine happiness

    KUKLIN Egor

    Finland
  • Octopuss

    Octopuss

    Octopuss

    SEDDON Christopher

    Uk
  • Où est la cabine téléphonique ?

    Où est la cabine téléphonique ?

    Où est la cabine téléphonique ?

    LESIGNE Stéphane

    France
  • Be an iceberg beauty

    Be an iceberg beauty

    Be an iceberg beauty

    CHUN WEI Chiu

    Taiwan
  • Modern leftovers

    Modern leftovers

    Modern leftovers

    KUKLINA Ekaterina

    Finland
  • Sphinge

    Sphinge

    Sphinge

    DE BAZALAIRE Laetitia

    France
  • The core of the family

    The core of the family

    The core of the family

    PODA Oleksiy

  • Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage

    Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage

    Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage

    COURNIL Mickaël

    France
  • Passage to unknown

    Passage to unknown

    Passage to unknown

    MANIATAKOS Nikolaos

    Grece
  • El aliento de vulcano

    El aliento de vulcano

    El aliento de vulcano

    JORDA Enrique

    Spain
  • Ice meditation

    Ice meditation

    Ice meditation

    LASTOVICKA Jiri

    TCHEQUIE
  • Le petit prince

    Le petit prince

    Le petit prince

    UJAWA Lucyna

    Poland
  • Forest king deer

    Forest king deer

    Forest king deer

    MOLOKOV Andrey

    Russia
  • Canned food

    Canned food

    Canned food

    CHEGANI Bahman

    Iran
  • Octopus

    Octopus

    Octopus

    PREMINGER Tanya

    Israel

Star fishing

  • Design sans titre (5)
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Star fishing Lituania

Echo of you

  • Design sans titre (9)
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Echo of you Denmark

Nothingness

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Nothingness Australia

Le dernier...

  • Design sans titre (1)
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Le dernier... France

About her

  • Design sans titre (4)
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About her Iran

Imagine happiness

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Imagine happiness Finland

Octopuss

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Octopuss Uk

Où est la cabine téléphonique ?

  • Capture d’écran 2025-01-06 à 10.19.10
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Où est la cabine téléphonique ? France

Be an iceberg beauty

  • Be An Iceberg Beauty
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Be an iceberg beauty Taiwan

Modern leftovers

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Modern leftovers Finland

Sphinge

  • Sphinge different vues Valloire 2024 L. de Bazelaire
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Sphinge France

The core of the family

  • Design sans titre (8)
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The core of the family

Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage

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Mélodie le chant magique du coquillage France

Passage to unknown

  • Design sans titre (2)
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Passage to unknown Grece

El aliento de vulcano

  • Design sans titre
  • 15_JORDA_Enrique_Espagne_4880

El aliento de vulcano Spain

Ice meditation

  • Design sans titre (7)
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Ice meditation TCHEQUIE

Le petit prince

  • Design sans titre (6)
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Le petit prince Poland

Forest king deer

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Forest king deer Russia

Canned food

  • Design sans titre (3)
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Canned food Iran

Octopus

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Octopus Israel