The Esplanade Association (TEA) joined the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to sponsor an impromptu snowman contest at the Hatch Shell Oval on the Charles River Esplanade last Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Winners received tickets to the July 3 Boston Pops rehearsal concert.

In the photo: Back Bay residents Sarah Knotts and her mother Bea Tambunan with their award-winning snowman.