2018 Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition Teams and Results

This year opened with a sunny 45° Friday and would have been t-shirt carving weather except for the wind, which was pretty insistent. Fortunately, Saturday featured sun and low 30s temperatures, and Sunday was colder yet, with gray skies and some gentle, pretty flurries. It was a great event with a huge turnout of visitors all weekend and resulted  in some pretty spectacular sculptures. Hop on over to our Facebook page to see more photos!

​* Denotes team captain
1st Place
“Ascension”

House of Thune
  • Dusty Thune* (St. Paul, MN)
  • David Aichinger (Osceola, WI)
  • Kelly Thune (St. Paul, MN)
2nd Place
“Keurig 0.2”
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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)
3rd Place, Artists’ Choice​ and People’s Choice​
“EGGLOO”

​The Shadow Men
  • Timothy Trost* (Goodhue, MN)
  • Jim Krueger (Oak Grove, MN)
  • Jared Trost (Hastings, MN)
Vulcans’ Choice​
“Wipe Out & Flush MS (multiple sclerosis) Down the Super Bowl”
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​MS Krackers
  • Kurtis Klett* (Faribault, MN)
  • Keith Klett (Inver Grove Heights, MN)
  • Mike Leider (Mankato, MN)​
“Sugar. Care for a Lump?”
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Artistically Challenged!
  • Bob Austin* (Lonsdale, MN)
  • Jacqueline Austin (Savage, MN)
  • Anita McColly (Minneapolis, MN)
“Snowkissed Spring”

​DeMeglio Art
  • Michael DeMeglio* (Oakdale, MN)
  • Nikki Griffin (Oakdale, MN)
  • Jason Quick (Roseville, MN)
“Frozen Mother Earth”

​Derby Effects Studio
  • Chloe Derby* (St. Paul, MN)
  • Jen Deforest (St. Paul, MN)
  • Nance Derby (St. Paul, MN)
“Metamorphosis”

​Dino Fight
  • Jaymie Stocks* (Ely, MN)
  • Heather Friedli-Ratzlaff (St. Paul, MN)
  • Keith Pederson (St. Paul, MN)
“Voyager 2 the End”
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Play It Cool
  • Nick Langer* (St. Paul, MN)
  • Branden Anderson (Eagan, MN)
  • Logan Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
“The Prize”

​Sno van Gogh
  • Bill Wegwerth* (Maplewood, MN)
  • Weston Johnson (Vadnais Heights, MN)
  • Dan Ross (Vadnais Heights, MN)​
“Ursa: At Home in the Stars”

Snow Cowboys
  • Michael Majerus* (Rogers, MN)
  • Jeff Lonsky (Rogers, MN)
  • Adam Turner (Surprise, AZ)
“Hang Six”

​Team Bucky
  • Matt Pearson* (Afton, MN)
  • Robert Buckner (Cottage Grove, MN)
  • Mike Pearson (Afton, MN)
“Yeti Playground”

​Team Yeti
  • Eli Libson* (Edina, MN)
  • Shane Anderson (Lakeville, MN)
  • Chad Jasper (Robbinsdale, MN)
“The Superb Owl”
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The Snowkitects
  • David Prom* (Champlin, MN)
  • Josh McKinney (St. Louis Park, MN)
  • Kyle Slyvinic (Grand Forks, ND)
“Under the Sea”
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The Three Sculptateers
  • Dan VerBockel* (Minneapolis, MN)
  • David Haerle (Bloomington, MN)
  • Siera Himmerich (Minneapolis, MN)
“Great Norse Warrior”
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Three Mogs and a Chisel
  • John Mogren* (Maplewood, MN)
  • Dick Mogren (Maplewood, MN)
  • Scotty Mogren (Maplewood, MN)
“Alpha Fort”
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Who Forted?
  • Chris Pennington* (St. Paul, MN)
  • Ben Amel (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Zoran Mojsilov (Minneapolis, MN)
“Fantastic Voyage (Lakeside)”

​Yes, We're Brothers.
  • Jason Arney-O'Neil* (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Tim Arney-O'Neil (Coon Rapids, MN)