The 13th Annual Driggs Snowscapes is presented by the nonprofit Downtown Driggs Association in partnership with Grand Targhee Resort, Mills Concrete, Teton Valley Health Care and Teton Peaks Resort. This larger than life art installation and associated events will take place on Driggs Plaza, 60 South Main Street, from January 20-25, 2025. This must-see FREE public art experience highlights the beauty of winter with monumental snow sculptures that will take shape on Driggs City Plaza, 60 South Main Street over the course of a week. Join us for the Snowscapes Community Block Party on Saturday, January 25th from 10am-4pm to vote for your favorite sculptures, watch the Quick Sculpt, slide down the big snow slide, and enjoy free hot drinks, cookies, and goodies from sponsor booths.
The Annual SNOW BALL will take place on Friday, January 24th from 6-10pm at the Driggs City Building, 60 South Main Street. Dance the night away to live music by Boot Juice, enjoy food for sale, a cash bar, a Snowscapes green screen photo booth and more! See below for details and tickets.
2025 DRIGGS SNOWSCAPES WINNERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE BELOW!
1st Place "Natural Selection"
Team Snowbody Knows from Teton Valley, Boise & Cascade, Idaho
Team Members: Rich Brown (Team Captain), Bill Dow, Ralph Mossman, Jeff Weston, Eric Cottingham
"Living in the basalt jungle"
2nd Place "Turtle Island"
Team Winter Storm Warning
Team Members: Jane Linville and Katie Knipe (Team Co-Captains), Pete Linville, Katrina Runyan, Diane Rushke, Matt Blakeslee
"Our sculpture depicts Turtle Island, a story told by many indigenous peoples. In the beginning, the earth was just water and Sky Woman fell from the Sky World. She was saved the the Great Turtle, who rose from the water to offer his back as a place for her to land. Sky woman used the mud to create the land where she great into a great tree to watch over the creatures who helped her in the dance of giving and receiving."
3rd Place "Dirt Pack"
Team On the Rocks
Team Members: Cody Perkins (Team Captain), John Able, Abbie Park, Corey Stites, Alanna Harlacker, Matt Garibaldi, Lily Ahlborn
"Wanderlust is desert dust."
Kid's AND People's Choice "Guardian"
Team SF Snow Angels
Team Members: Doug Cassidy and Katrina Hanxleden (Team Co-Captain), Isabelle Wynn, Amelia Schultz, Alexis Picken, Celste Orme, Carley Davenport, Lauren Argueta
"We took inspiration from Te Fiti in Moana who represents our own Mother Nature. The cycle of life is represented by the various mushrooms that turn the decomposing life of the various animals and flowers into new life."
Runner Up "Joy Ride"
Team Wyoming
Team Members: Alison Arnold (Team Captain), Josiah Bateman, Emily Cable, Jasmine Jacquay, Miria White
"Everyone had a lot of joy making this piece. The figures are gnomes with the giant fox to give it scale. Making it all work together is always a challenge, but part of the fun. Sliding through the woods on a wonderful winter day. Everyone is having a good time!"
Runner Up "Royal Wolf"
Team Wolf Pack
Tye Tilt (Team Captain), Sloan Hartwell, Forest Edwards, River Osborne, William Clay, Christian Colucci, Maddy Manos, Quinn King
"The Northern Rockies and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are one of the few areas that are wild enough where the Grey Wolf can survive. The wild lands and the sound of a wolf howling are what makes our home great."
Quick Sculpt Competition 1st Place
Artist: Bill Dow
Quick Sculpt Competition Runner Up
Artist: Katie Knipe
