Forget the traditional snowman—these sculptures take things to the next level with designs ranging from hilarious animals to bizarre shapes you’d never expect to see crafted out of snow.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Winter in Sweden. Competitions are held to make sculptures out of snow. Every year a hotel is built entirely of snow and ice. Snow is blown onto a metal frame. Once the frame is removed the snow ...

The festival first began in Sapporo’s Odori Park in 1950, when the snow sculptures were made by local high school students. By 1974, it had gained international recognition and added a contest ...

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or “snow monsters,” and conditions are now perfect to see them. On ...

Full-scale production for the snow sculptures continued from Jan. 7 to Feb. 2. During that 27-day period, 21 days, or nearly 80 percent of the total, had highs of zero or higher. At times ...

These small snow sculptures, on a retaining wall at the intersection of West 26th Avenue and South Irving Street in Kennewick, have survived since the last snowfall. There’s an opportunity for ...

Well, the sunshine has been nice, but it's time to kiss it all goodbye! Snow is heading to the Treasure Valley and will make ...

Snow White, Disney’s live-action remake of ... They’re akin to those lifelike viral sculptures of Beavis and Butthead from a decade ago—more realistic than their animated models, and all ...