Winterlude - best when cold

Sometimes you luck out with the schedule and weather gods. Sometimes not so much. We always like to check out the snow sculptures during Winterlude. Over the last couple of years we've had mixed luck checking them out. A couple of years ago the weather was cold, clear and sunny. It made for great pictures.


Another year we went and we were so early that the snow was still formed into huge blocks and carving had not even started. I didn't even bother to take pictures that year.

This year we went late in the festival on a grey day. The snow was all pitted and the pictures didn't turn out great because there wasn't a lot of contrast between the snow and the sky.


Next year we're going to have to go early, on a clear (probably cold), day. Something that will give a better chance of trying to capture it well.