World Snow Festival

Apply now for the World Snow Festival 2023, which will take place from 16.01 to 21.01 in Grindelwald. The application should be submitted to event@grindelwald.swiss by 01.08.2022.

For the application we need the completed registration form, a sketch as well as a description of the artwork with the motto "Tradition". 

Here you can find the regulations for the event.

From 17.01 to 22.01.2022 the 39th World Snow Festival took place in Grindelwald under the motto "Mountains". The snow sculptures stand as long as the weather conditions allow. Click here for the rankings.

During 5 days the teams work on their sculptures from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm. You can watch the teams at work until the sculpture is finished. In the ski resort Männlichen, teams ork daily from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm to creat the impressive sculptures from snow.

Various artist teams from different nations participated in the World Snow Festival 2022 in Grindelwald. Here you can find an overview.

 Rankings of the past years

Many thanks to all our partners and sponsors who have been supporting us so generously for years. 

Here you can find pictures and impressions of the 39th World Snow Festival in Grindelwald with the motto "Mountains".