Thinking outside the blocks: Local companies talk snow cube creation

Snow doesn’t fall from the sky in 10-foot cubes — not even in Minnesota.

While that’s fortunate for the general public, it also means considerable work goes into preparing the massive blocks for participants in the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater.

A dozen, 1,000-cubic-foot slabs of the white stuff will await the 12 sculpting teams for the artistic extravaganza set for Jan. 18-22 in Lowell Park.

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