Closer look at “Stingray of the Deep Blue Ocean” snow sculpture by team Hawaii at the International Snow Sculpture Contest! Each team carved a giant 10x10x10 ft (3x3x3 m) snow block over 4 days at the Sapporo Snow Festival, Japan. The 9 teams included Mongolia, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, Lithuania, Poland, USA (Portland), USA (Hawaii), & Singapore. . top 5 winners in order were: 1: Mongolia 2: Thailand 3: South Korea 4: Indonesia 5: Lithuania . Big thanks to Team USA Portland’s sponsors: Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association, Taiheiyo Cement and apparel sponsor @Columbia Sportswear for making it possible! . #snowcarving #snowsculpture #winterfestival #SapporoSnowFestival #hawaii #hokkaido #SnowFestival #sapporo #Japan #artistsoftiktok #2024さっぽろ雪まつり #札幌 #北海道 #札幌