Drawing a crowd of spectators isn’t hard for ice sculptor Evan Hughes.

Hughes has been doing ice sculptures for two and a half years. He works in other mediums, such as wood and clay, for his personal work.“My whole family is artistically inclined,” Hughes said.He started at Sculpted Ice Works because of his brother. Sculpted Ice Works opened in 1999 and serves the Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey areas.Hughes did live demonstrations at Blue Mountain Resort on Feb. 4 and 5 for the annual Winter Fest.“I like doing (ice carving) live. You get more enjoyment. When I do a demonstration, I get to see people enjoy them as they’re being made,” Hughes said.Several demonstrations were done throughout the weekend. The sculptures appealed to the crowds at Blue Mountain.While Hughes was creating his snowflake sculpture, people stopped to watch him turn a block of ice into an intricately designed snowflake. That particular sculpture took two hours to complete. He started off with 600 pounds of ice that was cut down to approximately 400 pounds.Spectators also walked around the winter wonderland created by Hughes. Sculptures of lotus flowers, phoenix birds, betta fish and many others drew people in to the sculptures.“The hardest part is emotionally accepting it’s going to melt,” Hughes said while looking at his favorite piece of the weekend, the betta fish sculpture.An ice slide was also made for children to slide down. Moe Mooney, 6, from Sarasota, Florida, slid down the ice slide while laughing. It was his first time seeing snow.Winter Fest also included many family activities, such as scavenger hunts, snowshoe demos, face painting, live music and sled dogs compliments of the Highland Animal Shelter.