The McCall Winter Carnival takes over the mountain burg for the next two weeks with a celebration of all things snowy. Highlights from this week’s party include the Children’s Torchlight Parade and opening fireworks on Jan. 25, the Mardi Gras parade and ice fishing derby on Jan. 26, snowshoe golf, a monster dog pull, and an Xbox tourney on Jan. 27. The snow sculpture competition gets under way Jan. 29. Find out about more events in a special section wrapped around today’s Idaho Statesman.

Dana Oland