
Harbin Ice and Snow World, one of the major venues for the 26th International Ice and Snow Festival, officially opens on January 5, 2010. The park features many large ice and snow sculptures based on landmarks from countries around the world. The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival has been held since 1963. It had been interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution until it [ Read More ]

World’s largest snowman was set in 2008 in Bethel, Maine. Olympia SnowWoman, the world’s largest snow(wo)man is created by Jim Mann and his crew at Mt. Mann Jewelers. The SnowWoman stood 122 feet 1 inch (37.21 m) in height, weight: 13,000,000 lbs. of snow, and was named Olympia Snowe. The previous record was also a snowman built in Bethel, Maine, in February 1999. The snowman was named “Angus, King of [ Read More ]