Leeds snow sculptors create Eddie the Eagle on Austrian mountain for international competition

Leeds Born Justin Scott, 50, and Martin Sharp, 45, travelled to compete in Ischgl’s international snow sculpture competition against some of the top figurative sculptors in the world last week.

Justin has competed in the competition since 2001 after he stepped in as a chance replacement when a Canadian sculptor was injured - despite being on his own holiday.

Since then, Justin - who was joined by friend Martin around seven years ago - has created a huge array of works on different themes, with highlights including a large Papa Smurf and two versions of Elton John.

The pair spent five days and more than 40 total hours creating their latest effort - placing fourth in the contest behind a German, Italian and South Tirolean team.

The winning German team created Speed the bob sledge, while other competitors created ice skates the size of a person and an inverted snowboard.

Speaking to the YEP, Martin said the pair had overcome many hurdles to reach the competition.