You’re invited to team up with your classmates, colleagues or co-workers to create an epic snow sculpture at Notre Dame Campus (NDC) for a chance to win cash and prizes in RRC Polytech’s Snowbuilding Contest – Snow Me the Money!

Our goal is to create a welcoming “snow village” along Route 90 in front of the Jan den Oudsten Vehicle Technology and Research Centre (VTRC) and near the main entrance off Notre Dame Avenue.

You must register properly to be eligible to win prizes.

Assemble your team, collect each member’s email address and decide on a team name.

Elect a team captain who will formally register your group by completing the entry form that includes each team member’s name and email address.

Prize money will be awarded to the captain on behalf of the team.

Team captains must be a student or staff member at RRC Polytech, but anyone is eligible to participate as a team member: family members, friends, etc.

There is no limit on the number of members per team.

Your team must answer the skill-testing question of (12 × 5) – (16 ÷ 4) =? that is provided on the entry form to be eligible for the randomly drawn prizes.

You may also register as an individual.

Deadline to register is Friday, February 10^th 2023 at noon CT.

Teams are encouraged to make use of snow reserves that our facilities staff will stockpile at NDC to build their creations.

Snow building for the contest can take place at the assigned locations any time starting at 8:00am CT on February 13, 2023 and ending at 12:00pm CT on February 16, 2023.

Teams from EDC are encouraged to come to NDC to build your masterpieces where space and snow are more accessible.

Teams from Stevenson and some of our regional campuses can take part at designated locations on their property and submit their remote entries.

Snap a photo of your finished work of art and submit your entry to Taryn Michie tmichie@rrc.ca by noon CT on February 16, 2023.

Winners will be announced at a lunch hour wrap up celebration at NDC on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Participants must not interfere with the building of competing sculptures or deface, devalue, or destroy them in any matter.

Sculptures will not be monitored and contest organizers are not responsible for any random acts of vandalism.

No power tools can be used in the construction of your sculptures.

Participants who fail to comply with RRC Polytech’s safety guidelines and our respectful College and legal policies as outlined at RRC.ca may be removed from the contest.

No need to purchase anything from the College and no fee will be charged to enter this contest.

Prize Structure

$1000 for the most creative, elaborate and impressive design at NDC as judged by Maria den Oudsten.

$500 for the Runners-up at NDC as judged by Maria den Oudsten.

$500 for Maria den Oudsten’s favorite build away from NDC.

Eight prizes of $250 for registered teams (any campus) selected by random draw.

The odds of winning the grand prizes or raffle are dependent upon the number of entrants.

Additional prizes may include donated souvenir plates, small amount gift cards and various small tokens of participation.