Tallest snowman ever built

What to remember

The tallest snowman ever built was in fact a snowwoman: standing 37.21 m tall, she was raised in Bethel, Maine, in the United States. She was named Olympia, in honor of Olympia Snowe.

A snowman is an anthropomorphic snow sculpture, a common winter tradition in regions with enough snowfall. Typical snowmen consist of three large snowballs of different sizes, with a few accessories: branches for arms, stones for a smiling face, a carrot for the nose, and sometimes a hat or scarf.

Because snow can be sculpted, many other styles exist besides the classic stack of balls. A figure of this height still calls for a great deal of snow and work, for a piece that eventually melts away.