Snow Tower of 2009 |
In my world beyond, it is an ancient
tradition for people and creatures to make the snow towers every
winter out of snow in groups or individually. They use muscle power,
and other tools such as sleds, ladders, or even shovels. On
appearance it is not very impressive, but very massive to survive
many more days ahead till next snowstorm. My snow tower tests my
persistence, determination, patience, and strength I need to move
ahead in life. If I succeed making the snow tower bigger then myself,
and if my snow tower survives for six days at minimum, I have proved
my perseverance, willpower,
resourcefulness, allowing me to
overcome
life hardships.
The Snow Shrine of 2006 |
I also made snow towers as an
appreciation for the winter and snow. I'm a child of winter, as I was
born in January. Before making a snow tower, I have to make sure that
snow is wet and sticky. So that when I roll a small snowball across
the snow, it will stick and make my snowball grow to a ball of 4feet
to five feet in diameter. I leave the first huge snowball in the
location of my future snow tower, and proceed to make two more
snowballs of the same size that I placed next to the first snow ball.
The three massive snowballs become the base of my snow tower.
Snow Tower of 2006 at RMCAD |
Then I would make smaller snowballs
and place them on the three massive snowballs, and cover up any gaps
or cracks with additional snow. I keep making and placing the smaller
snowballs on top of one another until the tower reaches my height. I
used the remaining snow to fill in the gaps and cracks between the
snowballs to straighten my snow tower, I made my snow tower taller
and taller until I could no longer reach the top, and that was when I
usually stopped my snow tower constriction. By then I would be all
wet from the snow and sweat, my arms and legs muscles were sore, and
I was too exhausted to continue. On average it took me four hours of
none stop labor to build a snow tower.
Snow Tower of 2005 |
With the exception of my snow tower in
the second picture I titled “The Snow Shrine” I used a basket to make basket
shaped snow bricks, and then I simply placed the snow bricks on top
of one another. I used a ladder when I could no longer reach the top
of my snow shrine, and was able to go much higher than the snow
towers I made by rolling snowballs and without a ladder.
Building a snow tower was a good work
out and also a god way to measure my health and strength. If I was
stronger that year, I could make my snow tower faster and bigger by
producing larger snowballs. Than I know that I was in a good shape.
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