2016 Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition Teams and Winners

It was a year of above-freezing temperatures, rain, and sun. Our teams persevered and, despite the poor sculpting conditions, created amazing sculptures -- which, sadly, began to collapse shortly after the awards ceremony.

* Denotes team captain
1st Place and Artists’ Choice​
Team Dino Fight
  • Jaymie Stocks* (Ely, MN)
  • Heather Friedli-Ratzlaff (Cannon Falls, MN)
  • Brian Keeler (Eagan, MN)
Sculpture Title: Attack of the Hookjaw
2nd Place
The Shadow Men
  • Tim Trost* (Goodhue, MN)
  • Jim Krueger (East Bethel, MN)
  • Jared Trost (Hastings, MN)
Sculpture Title: Out Cold
3rd Place, Vulcans’ Choice, and People’s Choice
Royal and Supreme Order of Snow and Sand Sculptors and Shovelers
  • Jonathan Baller* (Stillwater, MN)
  • Joshua Baller (St. Paul, MN)
  • Curtis Cook (Cottage Grove, MN)
Sculpture Title: Ginger Snapped
3 Stooges
  • Scott Mogren* (Maplewood, MN)
  • John Derosier (White Bear Lake, MN)
  • Roger “Rusty” Rust (White Bear Lake, MN)
Sculpture Title: Trust
Cold Forging
  • Daniel Kretchmar* (East Bethel, MN)
  • Mark Hoelscher (Bloomington, MN)
  • Nate Otto (Anoka, MN)
Sculpture Title: Frozen Moment in Time
MS Krackers
  • Kurtis Klett* (Faribault, MN)
  • Keith Klett (Inver Grove Heights, MN)
  • Mike Leider (Mankato, MN)​
Sculpture Title: Knock Out MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Sno van Gogh
  • Bill Wegwerth* (Maplewood, MN)
  • Weston Johnson (Vadnais Heights, MN)
  • Dan Ross (Maplewood, MN)
Sculpture Title: Sno Knight
Snow Chiselers
  • Richard Mogren* (Cottage Grove, MN)
  • Logan Leal (Maplewood, MN)
  • John C. Mogren (Maplewood, MN)
Sculpture Title: Master of the Sea
The Snowkitecs
  • David Prom* (Champlin, MN)
  • Josh McKinney (St. Louis Park, MN)
  • Kyle Slivnik (Grand Forks, ND)
Sculpture Title: Carousel