Snowsculpting Day 2
Back to normal temperatures here in Oulu. The morning started far below freezing point.
Good progress so far. Tomorrow we will concentrate on the walls.
Day one – Great progress
A walk on the beach on a beautiful but very windy day. Carving starts at 12:00
We won Block 1 at the lottery. Hope that this is a good Omen.
Security first. Lothar took one of the famouse snow sculpting helmets made available by the Finish government.
The “Lady” is already spotting over the Block.
Final result day 1
Team Germany ready to face competitors
We prepare for the opening. Thanks to Pia we still have the great Black Forest hats. Also Lothi could dry the pants in the Sauna, all good for now.
Base setup
Snowsculpting is a tough business. It is real sport and comparable to any other extreme sports around. Catering is key.
Blocks waiting for us!
Finally we arrived in Oulu. Blocks are waiting for us. Tomorrow we will start carving. However, snow is not perfect. Much too warm. Currently we have 2 degrees plus. Very unusual for that time of the year. Tomorrow will be the lottery for the Blocks. Hope we get one, not too much exposed to sun.
Close to the polar circle
Just one hour away from our final destination. Lothar brought some Bean Soup. Unfortunately the soup did not make it to Oulu. Bit of a mess on Lothars underwear 😂
Very nice article on Baltic Snow Call Finland. (in German)
We met Tarja Prüss who runs a great blog on Finland during our stay in Oulu. She is an exceptional writer and wrote a very nice story about the Baltic Snow Call. Her Blog is also very popular and a nice place to spend ours on great stories about Finland (Tarjas Blog). Check out nordisch.info to read all about the Baltic Snow Call from a different perspective.
Thanks Tarja for being with us and for the outstanding article.
Competition is over – The judges spoke!
To cut a long story short, our team did not reach one of the first three places. Only place 1 to 3 were announced and unfortunately we were not successful. The final standing was:
1st Place: Russia
2nd Place: Finland
3rd Place: Estonia
So thank you all for following us on our great journey. Hope to have you back when we are going to the next contest soon.
