When it comes to snow sculpting, timing is everything.
First, the temperature has to be right. Too cold and the snow won't stick, it'll be powdery. Too warm and we know what that means. The sculpture will melt.
The best time to make a sculpture is just before a cold snap but up here we rarely have temperatures warm enough for the snow to stick.
Even in the best of circumstances, a snow sculpture usually has a short lifespan. Just a week ago we had a brief warm-up and the freshly made snow sculpture started to suffer on the second day.
So let's take a look at the life and death of a snow sculpture.
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
RIP!
