| The 2002 Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Snow Sculpture Competition |
| Tropical Igloo (above) and Snow Conch (right) gave the Rondy Snow Sculptures a "warm" feel in 2002. |
| "Looking for a polar bear" (L) and a massive snow eagle added the Alaskan "animal" touch. |
| My mother stands next to 23 snow figurines of the "Mad Hatter's Ball" (above) and (R) guardian angels watch over a FDNY fireman in this memorial to the heroes of 11 September 2001. |
| The Anchorage Fur Rendezvous snow sculpture competition starts with blocks of snow 8'x8'x8' and go up from there. They are allowed five days to complete their entry, after which judging starts based on various criteria, including relevance to this year's "theme." |