Work in progress…
Carving started
2016 Civic Dinner
We got invited by the city of Whitehorse (at least this is what we think it was) to a traditional dinner. People were dressed very nicely and we must say it was a good idea not go there directly from the carving area but have a shower first 🙂
Olympic Spirit
Yesterday the opening party took place. It was amazing to see how all the people melt together. Of course there is competition but at the same time we felt a very strong spirit. Teams across the globe built a community or should I say family? Well it’s up to the teams to decide on this but for us it is a huge honer to be part of this exciting challenge. To build such a nice environment and connecting people around the world you’ll need someone who brings it all together. In case of the Whitehorse Challenge there is a team of passionated people addicted to snow carving – they do an outstanding piece of work!
So we feel very very well here and even if we might not win the challenge we won already – We won lots of new friends and we have had the unique chance to feel what Olympic Spirit means.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life – Muhammad Ali
Mysterious Message
Lottery won!
First hurdle mastered. We won the lottery and had the opportunity to pick a block first. So now we have taken the block we already choose as our favourite. YES! We start carving tomorrow morning. We keep you posted.
Some Whitehorse impressions
Our Block, or better said the block we would like to have
Lottery for the blocks is tonight. We already selected our favorite block having the sun in the back to prevent the snow from too quick melting. Pictures below should give you a bit of an impression of the size of a raw block. The sculpture is already there, we just have to carve it out of the block 🙂
Carving starts tonight
The official start is tonight. There will be a dinner with the lottery for the blocks. Hope that we get one of the blocks which is not too exposed to sunlight. The temperatures are rising during the week, bad for carving ?
Arrived!
After more than 22 hours we finally have arrived at Whitehorse. We are happy to say that our carving tools cleared customs. Now it’s time for a nap.
