Sun Life Snowflake Kingdom

Jacques-Cartier Park, Gatineau

Enjoy this enchanting setting in the company of our favourite mascots, the Ice Hog family. The biggest snow playground on the continent celebrates Canada’s winter fun with activities inspired by our winter and Northern traditions!

Presented by the Ville de Gatineau and the NCC, and sponsored by Sun Life.

NEW:

Open Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, 9 am to 8 pm (except February 21, until 6 pm)
Fridays and Saturdays, 9 am to 9 pm (except February 5, until 10 pm)
(The site is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.)

National Snow Sculpture Competition 2010

Ten teams of carvers, representing Canadian provinces and territories, took part in the 2010 edition of the National Snow Sculpture Competition. Inspired by this year’s theme of “Winter Fun”, carvers created sculptures of epic proportions out of gigantic blocks of snow – each measuring 3.7 metres (12 feet) wide, 3.7 metres (12 feet) deep and 4.9 metres (16 feet) high and weighing approximately 40 tonnes.

Here are the winning sculptures.

First Prize: Snow Skates
Alberta team (Brian McArthur, Michael Decaire and Eric Burton)
Also winners of the People’s Choice Award

Second Prize: Waterfall Wonderful
British Columbia team (Simon Mitchell, James Karthein and Kevin Kratz)

 

Third Prize: Fun Winter Fight
Ontario team (Brian Clemence, Grant Laturnus and Dave Osborne)

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