Prince Albert family continues snowy tradition with rabbit snow sculpture

By Nigel Maxwell

Sprawled across a lawn in Prince Albert’s Crescent Acres neighbourhood is a large rabbit snow sculpture and a small elf village.

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The ice sculptures on Lacroix Crescent represent a Fraser family tradition that last year constructed a large shark sculpture. Steven Fraser told paNOW he didn’t feel any pressure topping last year’s creation.

“I don’t think there’s any pressure at all. It’s just the next idea, and of course, with not much snow this year, we had to adjust what we wanted to make,” Fraser said. “This turned out just what it was supposed to be this year, a rabbit.”

A view of the massive sculpture at night. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)

When asked how they came upon choosing a rabbit, Fraser explained that they have lots of wild rabbits running around the neighbourhood.

“So I was like, let’s do that. Plus, it’s all the snow we could get,” he said.

The finished ice sculptures are the work of Fraser and his three daughters.

“It originated from that idea of getting off the screens, getting away from the TV, getting outside, and just having fun,” he said.

With a lack of snow early on, the family project this year was a bit more challenging and took about a week to complete. Fraser explained that, of course, snow is needed, but also the right temperature to mould it.

Proudly sitting beside the sculptures, the three young daughters are beaming from ear to ear. They acknowledge they love it when passing vehicles slow down to check out the sculptures.

“It makes me feel happy,” Emma said.

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