2019 Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition Teams and Results

as of 1/27/2019

Key:
“Sculpture Title”
Team Name
* team captain
1st Place
“Turtle Island”

House of Thune
  • Dusty Thune* (St. Paul, MN)
  • David Aichinger (Osceola, WI)
  • Kelly Thune (St. Paul, MN)
2nd Place​ and People’s Choice​
“Cowboy Bath”

Sno Van Gogh
  • Bill Wegwerth* (Maplewood, MN)
  • Weston Johnson (Vadnais Heights, MN)
  • Dan Ross (Vadnais Heights, MN)​
3rd Place
“Staying Cool”

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)
Artists’ Choice
“Found in Space”

Locally Grown
  • Jason Arney-O’Neil* (Woodbury, MN)
  • Jason Quick (Roseville, MN)
Vulcans’ Choice​
“DUCK MS/MS DUCKS”

MS Krackers
  • Kurtis Klett* (Faribault, MN)
  • Keith Klett (Eagan, MN)
  • Mimi Chang (Taichung City, Taiwan)
“In the Beginning...”
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Artistically Challenged
  • Robert Austin* (Lonsdale, MN)
  • Jacque Austin (Burnsville, MN)
  • Bernadette Hosman (Burnsville, MN)
“Mighty T-Rex Showdown”

Dinomite
  • Mallory Humbert* (Coon Rapids, MN)
  • Gina Lange (Menomonie, WI)
  • Maddy Messin (Forest Lake, MN)
“Snow Casting”

Friends of Budnicki Consulting
  • Brandon Budnicki* (Shoreview, MN)
  • Mattea Allert (Lauderdale, MN)
  • Aron Chlebecek (Shoreview, MN)
“Kaleidosnowpe”

Play It Cool
  • Nick Langer* (St. Paul, MN)
  • Siera Himmerich (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Logan Thomas (Montreal, QB)
“Dream Big”

Snow Angels
  • Shannon Johnson* (New Hope, MN)
  • Jennifer Moeller (Maplewood, MN)
  • Kate Fairman (Roseville, MN)
“The Elusive Elyian Snow Serpent”

Team Irontree
  • Danr Kretchmar* (East Bethel, MN)
  • Nikolai Kretchmar (East Bethel, MN)
  • Nate Otto (Anoka, MN)
“Snow Bank”

Team Sparkle
  • Bobbi Mugaas* (St. Paul, MN)
  • Jessica Mugaas (St. Paul, MN)
  • Michael Clark (St. Paul, MN)
“Heads or Tails”

The Shadow Men
  • Tim Trost* (Goodhue, MN)
  • Jared Trost (Hastings, MN)
  • Karl Trost (Goodhue, MN)
“Predator and Prey Perspective”

The Snowkitects
  • David Prom* (Champlin, MN)
  • Kyle Slivnik (Grand Forks, ND)
“Shooting the Rapids”

Three Mogs and a Chisel
  • John Mogren* (Maplewood, MN)
  • Dick Mogren (Cottage Grove, MN)
  • Scotty Mogren (Grant Township, MN)