Visions of the future in the Ischgl snow

Updated 11.11.2022

Ischgl is giving winter sports enthusiasts a glimpse into the future this winter. White it will become. That has already been decided. Sculptors from all over the world will answer how it will look in concrete terms with their works of art at the 29th "Forms in White" snow sculpture competition. The event will be held this winter from 8 to 14 January 2023 under the motto "Future, Future-Mobility, Climate" and will transform the Silvretta Arena into an impressive open-air gallery

When Ischgl calls for the "Forms in White" snow sculpture competition in January, artists' heads smoke all over the world. This year, the future is shaped out of Ischgl snow. Under the motto "Future, Future-Mobility, Climate", ten pairs of sculptors get creative and transform the Ischgl ski area into a "futuristic" and "climatic" open-air gallery of snow. The rules are simple: whoever best turns their visions of the future into ice-cold reality wins. Thus, from 8 to 14 January 2023, ten selected pairs of artists from seven nations will work for five days on a total of ten snow sculptures, up to ten metres high, distributed throughout the ski area. In addition, there will be a themed sculpture specified by Ischgl, which will be realised by last year's winner. Want a sneak preview? If you want to get a sneak preview, you can drive around the various locations in the Silvretta Arena and look over the artists' shoulders as they work. On 14 January, the Ischgl jury will choose the most beautiful work of art. Incidentally, a map with explanations and locations of the eleven "Forms in White" is available free of charge on site. Info: www.ischgl.com

"Forms in White" - How too much snow became an art project

What is Ischgl doing with all that snow? Art - what else! This was the idea behind the "Forms in White" snow sculpture project 30 years ago. Since then, sculptors from all over the world have sent their designs to the jury of the Ischgl snow sculpture competition every year. The jury selects the most beautiful entries and invites ten pairs of artists to the Silvretta Arena. The snow artists then have five days to create their masterpieces of snow, up to ten metres high, in the 239 kilometre ski area. The motto, which changes every year, is announced in advance. With sculptures of the founders of the Silvrettaseilbahn AG on the occasion of its 50th anniversary (2014), sea creatures (1995) or dragons (2012), a wide variety of themes have already been imaginatively realised. This winter, winter sports enthusiasts and snow art lovers can look forward to exciting interpretations on the broad theme of "Future, E-Mobility and Climate" in the 29th "Forms in White" snow sculpture competition

Further information at www.ischgl.com