Waukesha JanBoree kicks off 10-day festival with unseasonably warm temperatures

WAUKESHA, Wis (CBS 58) -- The Waukesha JanBoree kicked off Friday, Jan. 13 with snow sculptors, a scavenger hunt and fireworks. 

Organizers of the festival say they're used to working with all of the different temperatures and weather conditions SE Wisconsin experiences in January. But this year, some of the activities are being canceled or postponed due to unseasonably warm temps. 

With some newly-added events this year, there will be plenty to do over the next 10 days of the winter festival. 

Bob Lechtenberg is a three-time national snow-sculpting champion. And he may be using the last 4,000 pounds of snow left in the area this weekend to make his 7-foot large dog sledding sculpture. 

"One of the prior storms gave us just enough snow. I think we only had like an inch. We were able to scrape the full tennis courts and stack it," said Lechtenberg, who has been saving that snow for nearly two weeks. 

New this year is the laser light show that will take place Saturday, Jan. 14.

"Our theme this year is Call of the Wild, and the laser light show will mimic the Aurora Borealis in the sky," said Joanna Adamicki, the special event coordinator for the city of Waukesha. 

Here is a full list of events taking place around Waukesha for the JanBoree.