Each year teams from all over the world converge in Breckenridge, Colorado to show off their snow sculpting skills. Spectators from not only Summit County but from Denver, the Front Range, and the Western Slope show up to take awe. Spectators are allowed to watch the sculpting, and see the completed pieces, all for free during the week of the event. READ MORE: See Sculptures form Berthoud's Snow Sculpting Championships2026 marked the 35th annual International Snow Sculpture Championships, where a dozen teams competed for not only the judges' awards but for the People's Choice Awards as well. 2026 included two teams from America (Breckenridge & Vermont,) teams from Argentina, Ukraine, Italy, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, the Republic of Korea, Malta, and Mongolia, also competed.