Mark your calendars for the annual NH Sanctioned Snow Sculpting Competition at Black Mountain Ski Area in Jackson NH (just north of North Conway) starting at 12 noon on Friday Jan. 27th with final judging taking place at noon on Sunday January 29th at noon.

This event attracts a wide variety of sculptors, both amateur and professional. Each team will be given a cylinder shaped block of snow 4 feet in diameter by 8 feet tall to create their snow sculptures.
 Most of the teams will start sculpting on Friday, January 27th and continue working through the night on Saturday to complete their sculptures in time for the judging on Sunday afternoon January 29th starting at Noon.
 Judging is based on creativity, technique and message. You can expect to see at least 12 sculpting teams at Black Mountain this year. This year’s winners of the NH Sanctioned event will represent the entire state of New Hampshire in the 2013 Nationals held at Lake Geneva WI where more than 1/4 million people will visit.
Other activities planned for the snow sculpture weekend include a welcome reception dinner, with a bon fire and roasting of marshmallows, sleigh rides and more. Be sure to check out the website www.JacksonNH.com for all the event details.