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ICE: Chainsaws and Sprinklers

2009.03.09

CHAINSAWS
The ice sculptures below were created from huge blocks of ice using chainsaws and other tools. Shots were taken a few weeks ago at the Cripple Creek Ice Festival.

SPRINKLERS
The icicle shots below were taken on the edge of the Broadmoor Golf Course yesterday. Apparently a sprinkler head malfunctioned spraying out water for several hours during the night.

As you can see below it was melting - and at a fast rate. Huge chunks of ice began falling from the trees as the temperature by then was close to 60 degrees. Bet most of the ice was gone within a few hours. Just happened to drive by at the right time :)

Okay. That golf course stuff is the bomb. How did you find out about it? Was it here in the Springs, or up in WP? I wish I'd have been there. JEALOUS.

halfsorry · 2009-03-09: 17:00

WOW
i feel WOW in these shots
the first is the best, it is sooo nice!!! A castle..it remind me the Snow Queen Story. Isnt it the castle of her? :D
A beautiful collection :)
In portugal last sunday was the Chocolate Festival. instead of ice sculputures was chocolate sculptures...its a pity the festival was too far away from my home town :D

onlyricky · 2009-03-09: 17:26

That is really "COOL" ..... in more ways than one ! Great shots !

PennyWyatt · 2009-03-09: 17:30

What a wonderful display! Great job capturing these, Marsha!

snapshotjoe · 2009-03-09: 17:36

Well I've seen ice sculptures before and always admired them... but those sprinkler malfunction shots are INCREDIBLE!!!

DancingDolphin · 2009-03-09: 17:56

beautifull, I think nature is in that case / as in many/ better then mankind.Beautifull once more!

gonia · 2009-03-09: 18:02

Amazing set!

????? · 2009-03-09: 18:19

Wow thats such a cool capture

mystic1 · 2009-03-09: 18:56

Nature's ice sculptures. Glad you got to it before it melted. My older daughters used to caddy at the Broadmoor. They came home with some great stories.

????? · 2009-03-09: 19:18

it's awesome what they can do with ice! wonderful set

tomie · 2009-03-09: 19:29

The icicles are awesome. Very cool!

dontblink · 2009-03-09: 19:35

Wonderful set. Love the dragon. I've never seen anything like the ice on the golf course before though.

Jarvo · 2009-03-09: 20:14

awesome set !! well done !!

finbarr · 2009-03-09: 20:38

(¯`'•.¸(¯`'•.¸(¯`'•#7, #9 and #10 are simply beautiful! •'´¯)¸.•'´¯)¸.•'´¯)

dreadwear · 2009-03-09: 20:39

Very interesting! :)

ppinho · 2009-03-09: 20:55

Wow!! Great set. The shots from Cripple Creek are super, but I really love those shots from the Broadmoor. That must have been an amazing sight!

lifeisgood · 2009-03-09: 22:02

Roger said to tell you they were coooooool!

lifeisgood · 2009-03-09: 22:03

Very fancy sprinkler ice pictures, Mimi.

Lindsay · 2009-03-09: 22:12

wow these are amazing, and all going to melt away!!

chrisbuchan · 2009-03-09: 22:27

That was a killer set, loved the dragon in #5 and nothing like a golf course malfunction for a back up, nice job. cd

catdad · 2009-03-09: 22:28

There are some mighty talented people out there :)

TamaraHarden · 2009-03-09: 23:25

Precious, wonderful captures.

leocheung · 2009-03-10: 00:31

Love the sprinkler shots. Will probably never see something like that again. Right place right time. Amazing shots.

hoshp · 2009-03-10: 00:32

chillin!

sunshineand · 2009-03-10: 01:26

sometimes malfunctions create wonderful things

GKorts · 2009-03-10: 02:47

great set indeed!

well done!

asylum666 · 2009-03-10: 06:38

wow, those are beautiful sculptures!! and the sprinkler shots are fantastic!!!

jennye · 2009-03-10: 07:01

wow, amazing icicles!

hannamagnusson · 2009-03-10: 07:12

I dont think I could bear to be an ice sculptor and see my work just melt away. Nature did a good job on those icicles at the gold course.

busybee36 · 2009-03-10: 07:49

FANTASTIC .........thanks for sharing !!!!!!

vterezia · 2009-03-10: 10:22

heavenly shots (it would not last long in hell :/)

lyency · 2009-03-10: 10:34

we have ice sculpture festivals in the christmas and new year period, and there are some fab sculptures among them, always great to see, very nice shots !! But i realy am speachless about those icicle pictures, they are fenominaly beautiful, how a technical problem can lead to such beauty. Thank god you had your camera with you at the time. Just goes to show.............never leave home without!! thanks for sharing these great shots !!

eternity65 · 2009-03-10: 10:57