The World Ice Art Championships are gearing up for their start in Fairbanks, Alaska. Volunteers and workers are putting in the final touches, preparing ice blocks, carving displays, and ensuring the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds are ready to welcome international competitors and tourists. The event, running from February 14th to March 1st, features teams from around the globe, showcasing their ice sculpting talents.
FAIRBANKS , Alaska - The World Ice Art Championships are set to begin Friday and workers and volunteers are busy preparing for opening day.
Hauling and preparing blocks of ice, plowing the sidewalks at the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds, and carving designs near the entrance for the community are some of the tasks being completed this week. The carving events themselves run from Feb. 14 to March 1 — weather permitting — and are divided into a few different categories.“We’ve got teams from Scotland, we’ve got teams from England, we’ve got teams from Japan ... they’re coming from everywhere,” Kohler said. ”We’ve got a carver in from Brazil."The event not only draws competitors from all over, but tourists as well.“We’re a huge economic driver with winter tourism,” he said.“And they aren’t all local,” he stated.
ICE ART COMPETITIONS TOURISM ALASKA FAIRBANKS
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