When comparing to traditional buildings, how are these large snow sculptures, which are about four to five stories tall, made?
We will take a close look at the process of making the large snow sculptures for the Sapporo Snow Festival.
- 1
Snow Collecting
Clean snow is collected at snow dumping sites around Sapporo.
- 2
Snow Piling
The snow is brought to the sites. It takes approximately 600 truckloads of snow to make one large snow sculpture.
- 3
Scaffolding Assembly
Scaffolding is erected and the hauled snow is piled up using large heavy machinery.
- 4
Foundation Building
Once piled, the snow foundation is laid down and left to settle for a few days in order to stabilize the snow.
- 5
Rough Sculpting
After the snow is stabilized, the rough sculpting process is carried out.
- 6
Detailed Sculpting
Afterwards, the detailed sculpting process is started.
- 7
Night Work
Fine detailing is done at night.
- 8
General Completion
The snow sculpture is almost complete, but the real work begins now.
- 9
Finishing Touches
The detailed finishing touches are carried out by adding parts that were prepared in advance.
- 10
Completion!
The snow sculpture is now complete and ready to be enjoyed by everyone.