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Chancey BushFebruary 8, 2020 | updated 7 years ago
Luan Bui works on carving a unicorn during the first weekend of the Cripple Creek Ice Festival. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
The 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Luan Bui, from Vietnam now a resident of Longmont, works on carving a unicorn with his team Ice Cubed of Denver and their theme of Mystical Creatures during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Luan Bui, from Vietnam now a resident of Longmont, works on carving a unicorn with his team Ice Cubed of Denver and their theme of Mystical Creatures during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Jess Parish works on sculpting designs with his team SNICE Carvings and their theme Giant Insects during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Colors of spectators coats are seen through ice sculptures during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Julie Eslinger works on a fairy with her team Ice Cubed of Denver’s Mystical Creatures theme during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Luan Bui, from Vietnam now a resident of Longmont, works on carving with his team Ice Cubed of Denver and their theme of Mystical Creatures during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The 2022 Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek has been canceled. (Chancey Bush, The Gazette file)Julie Eslinger accumulates ice shavings in her hair as she works on sculpting a fairy with her team Ice Cubed of Denver’s Mystical Creatures theme during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Luan Bui, from Vietnam now a resident of Longmont, works on carving details with his team Ice Cubed of Denver and their theme of Mystical Creatures during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Luan Bui, left, and Julie Eslinger, right, work on their sculptures as part of team Ice Cubed of Denver’s Mystical Creatures theme during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Luan Bui, from Vietnam now a resident of Longmont, works on carving a unicorn with his team Ice Cubed of Denver and their theme of Mystical Creatures during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Luan Bui, from Vietnam now a resident of Longmont, works on carving a unicorn with his team Ice Cubed of Denver and their theme of Mystical Creatures during the 13th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. This year, ice sculptors will be competing for a “People’s Choice” cash prize, where the public can vote for the best carving. The artists will continue their creations Sunday and next weekend. The winning team will be announced on February 16th. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Cripple Creek Ice Festival. Chancey Bush020920-icesculpting 16 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)
