{"id":441827,"date":"2026-02-01T00:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/441827\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T00:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:34:15","slug":"see-final-mesmerizing-snow-sculptures-at-zehnders-snowfest-2026-in-frankenmuth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/441827\/","title":{"rendered":"See final mesmerizing snow sculptures at Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest 2026 in Frankenmuth"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRANKENMUTH, MI \u2013 Through the frigid temperatures this week, snow carvers at Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest still created mesmerizing sculptures that are now on display. <\/p>\n

Thousands of people explored Frankenmuth on Saturday, Jan. 31, for the annual festival to view the sculptures and enjoy the variety of activities. <\/p>\n

Between the High School Snow Sculpting Competition, the State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Competition and the World Class Snow Carving Competition, there were many awards given out.<\/p>\n

There are a total of 18 high school sculptures, 15 state of Michigan sculptures and eight world class sculptures.<\/p>\n

The High School Snow Sculpting Competition began at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, and wrapped up by 5 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

The State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Competition began at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, and wrapped up by 10 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

The World Class Snow Carving Competition began Monday, Jan. 26, and was completed by 10 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

High School Snow Sculpting results:<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of the snow sculpture carved by Hemlock High School in the High School Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The third-place winner is \u201cWhimsical\u201d carved by Lydia Olinger, Morgan Metiva, Emily Jones, Kassidy Cavendish and coach RaeAnn Woodcock with Hemlock High School. <\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of the snow sculpture carved by Frankenmuth High School in the High School Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The second-place tie winner is \u201cThe Tortoise Tempo\u201d carved by Clara Warnick, Siena Bosco, Claire Cable, Ashleyn Duclos and coach Erin Warnick with Frankenmuth High School. <\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of the snow sculpture carved by Walled Lake Northern High School Team A in the High School Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The other second place tie winner is \u201cMyth and Machine\u201d carved by Lola Grant, Kai Maendel, Ella Goodley, Abby Augustine and coach Paris Conquet with Walled Lake Northern Team A.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of the snow sculpture carved by Corunna High School in the High School Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The first-place winner is carved by Makenna Brown, Austin Sweet, Kayla Hook, Kaminee Auge and coaches Robyn Lentz and Kelly Rowe with Corunna High School.<\/p>\n

State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Competition results:<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The people\u2019s choice winner is \u201cA Story of Becoming\u201d carved by Lexi Slominski, Ila Tuller and Grace Trosin.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The third-place winner is \u201cImagine Dragon\u201d carved by Jay Leahy and Robert Flores.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The second-place winner is \u201cBubble Trouble\u201d carved by Maryn Kisser, Delaney Gross and Jaedyn Kline.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The first-place winner is \u201cCharon\u201d carved by Al Foster, Shaunna Holcolm and Ryan Leix.<\/p>\n

World Class Snow Sculpting Competition results:<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the World Class Snow Carving Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The people\u2019s choice single block winner was carved by Ryan Flint, Adelyn Szatkowski and Gabriel Husted on Team #1.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the World Class Snow Carving Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The people\u2019s choice double block winner was carved by Sandy Dobbelaere, Colby Singer, Kalen Kelly and Collin Kirkbride on Team #2.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the World Class Snow Carving Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The fourth-place single block winner was Tom Gillman, Jacob Gillman and Nelson Neidereron Team #4.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the World Class Snow Carving Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The third-place single block winner was carved by Ryan Flint, Adelyn Szatowski and Gabriel Husted on Team #1.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the World Class Snow Carving Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The second-place single block winner was carved by Mike Leser, Adam Messing and Nick Bence on Team #2.<\/p>\n

\"FinalA view of a completed snow sculpture in the World Class Snow Carving Competition during Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com<\/p>\n

The first-place single block winner was carved by Luke Dehtiar, Max Dehtiar and Ryan Olszowy on Team #3.<\/p>\n

There is still one more day to check out these sculptures and the rest of Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest in Frankenmuth.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to see the schedule of events for Sunday, Feb. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRANKENMUTH, MI \u2013 Through the frigid temperatures this week, snow carvers at Zehnder\u2019s Snowfest still created mesmerizing sculptures…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-441827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}