A three-woman snow-sculpting team, "The Chickadees," is made up of Desiree DuBois and two sisters, who sit across from her, Phoebe, left, and Serena Sanborn. They are seen Thursday practicing sculpting a Greek goddess in clay inside Serena’s apartment in Winslow.
Desiree DuBois carves her team’s Greek goddess sculpture out of clay Thursday during snow-sculpting practice at her teammate’s Serena Sanborn’s Winslow apartment.
Phoebe Sanborn, left, and Serena Sanborn laugh Thursday during practice in Winslow as they prepare to represent Maine at the 29th U.S. National Snow Sculpting competition that's scheduled to be held next year in Lake Geneva, Wis.
Serena Sanborn creates a moon out of clay Thursday during snow-sculpting practice in Winslow. Sanborn’s focus was figuring out how the moon craters will work in preparation for the snow-sculpting contest her team will be participating in next year.
Desiree DuBois holds up a sketch of her team’s Greek goddess sculpture Thursday so her teammates, Serena and Phoebe Sanborn, can view it during snow-sculpting practice in Winslow.
A three-woman snow sculpting team’s sketch and clay sculpture of a Greek Goddess is seen Thursday, made in preparation for the 29th U.S. National Snow Sculpting competition that's scheduled to be held next year in Lake Geneva, Wis.
A sculpture of Artemis, a Greek goddess, is being carved Thursday in Winslow. Using clay, a three-woman team works on getting the scale correct and discussing potential scenarios they might face at the 29th U.S National Snow Sculpting competition that's scheduled to be held next year in Lake Geneva, Wis.
Phoebe Sanborn works on blocking with clay Thursday during snow-sculpting practice in Winslow. Blocking will help the team figure out where and how to make the best cuts for their snow-sculpting contest that is scheduled for next year in Wisconsin.
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