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    • Alexander Mountain #270
    • BigHorn Trail #42
    • Old Highway 2 Trail #2
    • Callahan Trail #153
    • Flower Creek Trail #137
    • Huckleberry Hikes
    • Leigh Lake #132
    • Morel Mushroom Hikes
  • Destinations
    • Kootenai Falls
    • Libby Creek Mining Area
    • Libby Dam-Lake Koocanusa
    • Ross Creek Cedars
    • Savage Lake Falls Creek
    • The Yaak Falls
    • Turner Mountain
    • West Fork Falls - Yaak
  • Drives
    • Spar Lake
    • Rexford-ACM Rd-Libby
    • Pipe Creek-Yaak-Troy
    • Hwy 56- Hotsprings-Libby
    • Hwy 56-LongBridge-Libby
    • Heron-Hwy 93-Libby
    • Backway to Trego- Libby
    • ThompsonFalls-ACMRD-Libby
    • Feist CK Loop
  • Local Events
    • Chainsaw Carving Contest
    • Fishing Derbies
    • Highland Games
    • Ignite the Nights
    • Kootenai River Stampede
    • Montucky Clear Cut
    • Riverfront Blues Festival
  • Scenery
  • Wildlife
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    • Home
    • About
    • Contact
    • Hikes
      • Alexander Mountain #270
      • BigHorn Trail #42
      • Old Highway 2 Trail #2
      • Callahan Trail #153
      • Flower Creek Trail #137
      • Huckleberry Hikes
      • Leigh Lake #132
      • Morel Mushroom Hikes
    • Destinations
      • Kootenai Falls
      • Libby Creek Mining Area
      • Libby Dam-Lake Koocanusa
      • Ross Creek Cedars
      • Savage Lake Falls Creek
      • The Yaak Falls
      • Turner Mountain
      • West Fork Falls - Yaak
    • Drives
      • Spar Lake
      • Rexford-ACM Rd-Libby
      • Pipe Creek-Yaak-Troy
      • Hwy 56- Hotsprings-Libby
      • Hwy 56-LongBridge-Libby
      • Heron-Hwy 93-Libby
      • Backway to Trego- Libby
      • ThompsonFalls-ACMRD-Libby
      • Feist CK Loop
    • Local Events
      • Chainsaw Carving Contest
      • Fishing Derbies
      • Highland Games
      • Ignite the Nights
      • Kootenai River Stampede
      • Montucky Clear Cut
      • Riverfront Blues Festival
    • Scenery
    • Wildlife

Kootenai Country Montana Adventures

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Hikes
    • Alexander Mountain #270
    • BigHorn Trail #42
    • Old Highway 2 Trail #2
    • Callahan Trail #153
    • Flower Creek Trail #137
    • Huckleberry Hikes
    • Leigh Lake #132
    • Morel Mushroom Hikes
  • Destinations
    • Kootenai Falls
    • Libby Creek Mining Area
    • Libby Dam-Lake Koocanusa
    • Ross Creek Cedars
    • Savage Lake Falls Creek
    • The Yaak Falls
    • Turner Mountain
    • West Fork Falls - Yaak
  • Drives
    • Spar Lake
    • Rexford-ACM Rd-Libby
    • Pipe Creek-Yaak-Troy
    • Hwy 56- Hotsprings-Libby
    • Hwy 56-LongBridge-Libby
    • Heron-Hwy 93-Libby
    • Backway to Trego- Libby
    • ThompsonFalls-ACMRD-Libby
    • Feist CK Loop
  • Local Events
    • Chainsaw Carving Contest
    • Fishing Derbies
    • Highland Games
    • Ignite the Nights
    • Kootenai River Stampede
    • Montucky Clear Cut
    • Riverfront Blues Festival
  • Scenery
  • Wildlife

International Chainsaw Carving Championship

About this Event:

 

Twenty of the world’s finest chainsaw artists will be selected to come to Libby to test their skills against each other in pursuit of the fourth annual Kootenai Country Montana International Chainsaw Carving Championship. The competitors include carvers from all across the United States, as well as around the world.

The competition will be an intense, four-day affair with the artists carving not only their competition masterpiece, but also engaging in several hour-long “quick carve” events during scheduled breaks. The competition will be held on the street, allowing the public to watch the artists at work.

                Paul Bunn, the founder of this event said: “This is an event that will help showcase the natural beauty of Kootenai Country Montana and help to bring more people to our neck of the woods,” Bunn said. “What could possibly be more distinctly Montana than chainsaw art? And what could be better than bringing the very best in the world to the world’s most beautiful place for a live carving championship? We’re sure this will be an event we’ll be holding for as long as we can foresee.”

Awards Presentation to follow, where we award up to $15,000 worth in prizes.

Producing an event like this is both challenging and rewarding. One of the most challenging pieces of the puzzle is selecting the 20 carvers to compete. We diligently pour over dozens of applications to fill the available carver spots, working to choose the professional artists we think will provide the most engaging and crowd-pleasing show. We believe that we select the best of the best in the world, and by the end of our competition we are hoping that you will agree.

We would also like to take a moment to shed light on the backbones of our competition; our sponsors, donors, staff, and volunteers, as well as the talented professional artists that provide such an enjoyable and memorable weekend for the town of Libby. Thank you!


2022 Winners

 

1ST PLACE- MARINA COLE

2ND PLACE- TOMAS VRBA

3RD PLACE- MARK COLP

4TH PLACE- RYAN VILLERS

5TH PLACE- JACOB LUCAS



Please visit our Carve Montana Website for more details and pictures of past and current events. 

2022 Clash of the Carvers Top 5

First Place:

 MARINA COLE


Second Place:

Tomas Vrba

Third Place:

Mark Colp

Fourth Place:

Ryan Villiers

Fifth Place:

Jacob Lucas

2022 Masterpieces

    Carvings and Carvers

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