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Where the heavyweights of ice carving indulge in fantasy

By Kari Bodnarchuk

 |  Globe correspondent  

  January 08, 2012

Every January, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, one of Canada’s grand old railway hotels, hosts the Ice Magic International Ice Carving Competition, when a dozen two-person teams gather on the frozen shores of Lake Louise to create fantastic sculptures out of ice. Each team has 34 hours to shape 15 massive blocks of ice into a soaring sculpture related to a specific theme. This year’s more conceptual theme, “WordPlay: Where language comes out to play,’’ will bring storytelling alive. The competition runs Jan. 20 to 22 this year, as part of the Ice Magic Festival.

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