Starting on Thursday, January 29, 2026, snow carvers from area high schools, the State of Michigan and all over the world competed to transform single and double blocks of snow and ice into dazzling works of art. The top teams of Zehnder’s Snowfest 2026 snow sculpting competitions are…
Zehnder’s Snowfest Alumni Ice Carving Challenge Winners:
First Place: Individual and Overall: Chad Hartson
First Place Team: Chad Hartson and Jim Houser
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- Ice Carving Alumni Challenge Overall and Individual Winner: Chad Hartson
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- Ice Carving Alumni Challenge First Place Team Winner: Chad and Jim Houser
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- Ice Carving Alumni
Zehnder’s Snowfest World Class Double Block Snow Sculpting Winner:
People’s Choice: Team #2 – Sandy Dobbelaere, Colby Singer, Kalen Kelly & Collin Kirkbride
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- Double Block People’s Choice – Team #2
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- Double Block People’s Choice – Team #2
Zehnder’s Snowfest World Class Single Block Snow Sculpting Winners:
1st Place: Team #3 – Luke Dehtiar, Max Dehtiar and Ryan Olszowy
2nd Place: Team #2 – Mike Leser, Adam Messing and Nick Bence
3rd Place: Team #1 – Ryan Flint, Adelyn Szatkowski and Gabriel Husted
4th Place: Team #4 – Tom Gillman, Jacob Gillman and Nelson Neiderer
People’s Choice: Team #1 – Ryan Flint, Adelyn Szatkowski and Gabriel Husted
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- Single Block First Place Team #3
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- Single Block First Place Team #3
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- Single Block Second Place Team #2
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- Single Block Second Place Team #2
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- Single Block Third Place Team #1
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- Single Block Third Place Team #1
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- Single Block Fourth Place Team #4
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- Single Block Fourth Place Team #4
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- Single Block People’s Choice – Team #1
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- Single Block People’s Choice – Team #1
Zehnder’s Snowfest State of Michigan Snow Sculpting Winners:
1st Place: Team #13 – Al Foster, Shaunna Holcolm and Ryan Leix with “Charon”
2nd Place: Team #2 – Maryn Kisser, Delaney Gross and Jaedyn Kline with “Bubble Trouble”
3rd Place: Team #14 – Jay Leahy and Robert Flores with “Imagine Dragon”
People’s Choice: Team #6 – Lexi Slominski, Ila Tuller and Grace Trosin with “A Story of Becoming”
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- State of Michigan First Place – Team #13
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- State of Michigan First Place – Team #13
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- State of Michigan Second Place – Team #2
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- State of Michigan Second Place – Team #2
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- State of Michigan Third Place – Team #14
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- State of Michigan Third Place – Team #14
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- State of Michigan People’s Choice – Team #6
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- State of Michigan People’s Choice – Team #6
Zehnder’s Snowfest High School Snow Sculpting Winners:
1st Place: Corunna High School: Makenna Brown, Austin Sweet, Kayla Hook, Kaminee Auge and Coaches Robyn Lentz and Kelly Rowe
2nd Place TIE: Walled Lake Northern Team A: Lola Grant, Kai Maendel, Ella Goodley, Abby Augustine and Coach Paris Conquet – “Myth and Machine”
2nd Place TIE: Frankenmuth High School: Clara Warnick, Siena Bosco, Claire Cable, Ashleyn Duclos and Coach Erin Warnick – “The Tortoise Tempo”
3rd Place: Hemlock High School Varsity Team: Lydia Olinger, Morgan Metiva, Emily Jones, Kassidy Cavendish and Coach RaeAnn Woodcock – “Whimsical”
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- First Place: Corunna High School
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- First Place: Corunna High School
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- Second Place TIE: Frankenmuth High School
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- Second Place TIE: Frankenmuth High School
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- Second Place TIE: Walled Lake Northern Team A
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- Second Place TIE: Walled Lake Northern Team A
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- Third Place: Hemlock High School Varsity Team
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- Third Place: Hemlock High School Varsity Team
