The High On Ice Festival’s Professional Ice Carving Competition is known globally as a premier competition for carvers. The masterpieces created each year by professional and amateur carvers alike offer a unique attraction in Northern British Columbia, Canada.
Please read more to see a full list of this year’s winners.
Professional Team Ice Carving Winners
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1st place – Aaron and Sarah Costic "Olympic Flame"
2nd place – Ilya Filimontsev and Alexey Shchitov "Knight On Ice"
3rd place – Christopher and Dennise Heussey "Spiritual Release"
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1st place – Dean Murray and Chan Kitburi "Heaven and Earth"
2nd place – Jesse Forrester and David Ducharme "Dream Catcher"
3rd place – Don Long and Stephen Chung "Phases of the Moon"
4th place – Sandis Kondrats and Sue McGrew "Take Flight"
5th place – Tom Pitt and Larry MacFarlane "The Celebration"
People’s Choice Winner
Aaron and Sarah Costic "Olympic Flame"
Media’s Choice Winner
Aaron and Sarah Costic "Olympic Flame"
Single Block Winners
1st place – Aaron Costic “Flight”
2nd place – Christopher Huessy “Aglow”
3rd place – Chan Kitburi “Above Zero”
Amateur Ice Carving Competition Winners
1st place – “Helping Hands” – Sonja Butts, Myles Butts, and Julie Foster
2nd place – “Revive the Spirit”- Kaspar Michel and Grace Okada
3rd place – “Spirit Tower” – Andrew and Charity Blaney
4th place – Joie de Vivre -“Blissful” – Suzon Anne Tremblay, Laurie Petrucci, and Darcy Danczak
Snow Carving Competition Winners
1st place – Les Joyeux Luzons “Bozo” – Suzon Anne Tremblay, Balbir Westaway, and
Noel Westaway
2nd place – Snow Mania “Slip and Slide” – Emily Goodman and Adam Greenwood
3rd place – “True Northern Olympian” – Sandra Chappel and Kyler Forrester
Mayor’s Challenge
1st place – Chetwynd – “Sumi On Speed Skates” – Evan Saugstad and Russ Wilkinson
2nd place – Fort St. John – “Spirit Within Our Hearts” – Bruce Lantz, Lori Ackerman, Trevor Bolin, Bruce Christensen, Don Irwin, and Larry Evans
3rd place – Hudson’s Hope – “Spirit of the Peace” – Daryl Johnson and Lori Johnson
Media Challenge
1st place – Astral Media “The Music Within” – Jay Terrence, Christina Hogarth, Kathy
Mueller, and Beth Morrison
2nd place – Justin Saunders “The Sculpture That is Going to Kick Georges’ A$$”