[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by alisonJ

I love that. In Maine (winter of 98) the town of Bethel built the world's biggest snowman. It had tractor tires for buttons and entire fir trees for arms. It took months to melt. If I can find a photo, I'll post it. My husband (then boyfriend) and I drove 2 hours just to see it. They used cranes, etc...it was crazy.
Somehow, it seems more of a challenge to build one in your own yard like that crazy alaskan. I am trying to figure out how he did it. He just must have made a big pile of snow and carved it out. I can't imagine that he lifted the pieces into place.

I'd love to see your picture. Yeah, this guy is definitely crazy. He gets a bunch of neighbors to help. I think they just build it like you'd build a normal snowman, from the bottom up. They do set up scaffolding to shape the upper portions. It's not a record or anything, just a big-ass snowman.

The first year he built it, the media went nuts. There was a Russian film crew doing a video of it. This is the second year, and now the neighbors are up in arms. They're tired of tourists clogging the street to see it.

And bettyeanne, I do believe you're right about the arm! And that appears to be his hat on the ground. Poor snowman.