A couple has built a 100-ton snowman at their mountain campsite.
The huge icy beast was dubbed Lars the Great.
He is made of 300 cubic metres of snow and stands at a height of 38ft (11.5m).
Lars even sports a 49ft (15m) hand-crocheted green scarf.
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Lydia Böttcher and Lars Ruhm – who clearly named the giant after himself – wanted to clean up the snow from their campsite and pondered what to do with it all.
More than 30 people, including local firefighters, gathered to help build the huge snowman in the medieval town of Goslar in the Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony in northern Germany.
Lydia said the inspiration came from an enormous snowman built every year in the town of Bischofsgrün in the Fichtel Mountains.
She explained: “The town is famous for its giant snowman named Jakob, so we thought ‘We can do that too.’”
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Half of the snow used came from the campsite, while the rest was brought in by the winter maintenance service.
Construction specialists and several campers were among the volunteers.
A telescopic handler was also used in the operation.
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The team first built a tall structure with poles, before placing a circle of scaffolding planks around it.
Over 100 tons of snow was dumped into the circle, which was then compacted using a fire hose and plenty of water.
Lydia explained: “Ultimately, it had to be a compact mass.”
The head, made from another circle of scaffolding planks filled with snow, was placed on top.
They then used shovels to smooth down the snowman’s body before adding the eyes, nose and mouth, as reported by What’s The Jam.
The 28ft-tall (8.5m) figure then had a 10ft (3m) top hat placed on its head, bringing the total height to 38ft (11.5m).
After about seven hours, Lars the Great was fully realised.
“And then we celebrated,” Lydia added.
“It has indeed become northern Germany’s largest snowman.”
Lars the Great is expected to stand tall at the campsite for a while yet due to the heavy snowfall in the region.
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