Mountain Creek prepares for Special Olympics

| 03 Feb 2016 | 12:55

A young visitor stops to get a close-up look at the next creation of sculptor Brendan Schaffer.

Visitors from New York City enjoy a little sledding behind the Red Tail Lodge.

Two-year-old Cherie Baraliu of New York City was fascinated with Brendan SchafferþÄôs statue of þÄúOlafþÄù from the Walt Disney Animation Studios film þÄúFrozen.þÄù

At Mountain Creek on Saturday artist Brendan Schaffer of Oxford completed the statue of þÄúOlafþÄù from the Walt Disney Animation Studios film þÄúFrozenþÄù and then began working on his next statue of a polar bear.

VERNON — Mountain Creek was busy last weekend preparing to host the Special Olympics New Jersey 2016 Winter Games.

Part of the preparation included the artistry of sculptor Brendan Schaffer of Oxford. His first creation was completed on Saturday in the form of a statue of “Olaf” from the Walt Disney Animation Studios film “Frozen.”

Following “Olaf” he immediately began work on a statue of a polar bear as visitors to the resort paused to have their photos taken while posing with his first creation. This weekend, from Friday through Sunday, the resort will be hosting the Burton Mountain Festival, which will include free product demos, on-snow contests, and professional snowboard riders.

Schaffer has been living in Stillwater and teaching at Fairview Lake YMCA camp.

— Photos by Chris Wyman

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