Most of us are perfectly happy to build a snowman by rolling out three reasonably round snowballs, stacking them up, then decorating with traditional snowman stuff, like carrots, buttons, hats and scarves. Others are overachievers.

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Snow sculptures have been made representing just about everything you can imagine: dinosaurs, trains, palaces, even entire scenes featuring multiple characters and props. Check out some of the amazing snow sculptures in the videos below!