Sourdough Rendezvous: Yukon's annual winter carnival in photos
The annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous is a highlight of Whitehorse's social calendar every year, as locals and visitors spent a week and a half taking part in snow carving, dog shows, and — of course — dressing up for the occasion.
Mild temperatures, good crowds and at least one world issue features of 2017 Sourdough Rendezvous
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Team Mexico at the Whitehorse international snow carving competition at Rendezvous. The group entered "The Wall" in the competition which the team said was a humanitarian statement. (Cheryl Kawaja/CBC)
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The annual Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous is a highlight of Whitehorse's social calendar every year, as locals and visitors spent a week and a half taking part in snow carving, dog shows, and — of course — dressing up for the occasion.
One of the highlights of this year's Rendezvous was Team Mexico's entry in the international snow carving competition titled the Wall.
"We believe that the physical and mental walls must fall," the team's entry read. "Never again walls between peoples and nations."
Check out some more highlights from the weekend gathering:
After the Wall was built, Team Mexico encouraged local kids to knock it to bits. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
The kids took up that challenge. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Shonagh McCrindle competed in flour packing, one of the feats of strength that are annual events, at Rendezvous. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
This tyke, who identified himself as the Captain, partakes in one of Rendezvous' delicacies, maple sugar candy, courtesy of the l'Association franco-yukonnaise's cabane à sucre (sugar shack). (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Some of Rendezvous' biggest boosters over the years, from left, Marj Eschak, Vicky Stallabrass and Aurora Laurealis. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Downtown Whitehorse was a great venue for the Rendezvous fireworks show. (Matt Jacques)
Team Alaska's second place entry in the annual snow carving challenge. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Yukon youngsters brought their best buddies to the annual dog show. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Hanna Warrington won both the women's flour packing and chainsaw chuck contests. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Myron Penner and the Penner boys at Rendezvous. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Brent Eby won the men's flour packing event. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Team Spain's third place entry in the snow carving challenge. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Julien Richard at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse on the weekend. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
Julian Sheppard sent in this shot of the fireworks' show. (Julian Sheppard)
This desperado was nabbed by the Keystone Kops on the weekend. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
These members from the Company of the White Wolf, were some of the sturdy knights watching over the park at Rendezvous. (Steve Hossack/CBC)
A photo of the fireworks from Adam Torgerson looking over downtown Whitehorse. (Adam Torgerson)
