OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Teams of professional snow sculptors, along with amateur locals, competed this weekend in a chilly kind of art competition.
Winners were announced Sunday in the inaugural Nebraska Snow Sculpture Competition. Held in Elkhorn, artists brought carving tools and tapped into their creativity to form the intricate sculptures -- and, of course, anything to keep warm helped the process.
"Phony Reality" by team Out Cold took first place, which features an iPhone sucking a human into the screen, signifying society's infatuation with technology.
Out Cold advances to the national competition in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Sculptures are on display until they melt at 2610 N. Main St. in Elkhorn.
Here are the results:
1st Place
Sculpture title: Phony Reality
Team name: Out Cold
Jason Perreault
Jessica Perreault
Eric Benson
2nd Place
Sculptuer title: Shelly, Tommy, Rosie
Team name: Noobs
Kevin Mathis
Elise Gerdes
Vo Nhung
3rd Place
Sculpture title: Say You'll be Wine
Team name: Team Ice-ert
Brianna Eisert
Gerry Eisert
Peoples Choice
Sculpture title: Snow Bunny
Team name: Snow Place Like Nebraska
David Biehl
Matt Kathol
Dwayne Johnson
Jason Buss
