Snowstorm 1
A pair of students walk hand in hand through the West quad early in the evening of Friday, Feb. 5, when only a few inches of snow had fallen.
Snowstorm 2
At least 100 Penn State students gathered on the Old Main lawn at midnight during the Feb. 5-6 snowstorm for a spontaneous, text-message-driven, THON-wide snowball battle. Other such groups had formed on the HUB lawn and in the West Halls quad throughout the wintery evening which brought at least 14 inches of snow to the State College area.
Snowstorm 3
Penn State junior Andrea Napchan had no trouble finding snowflakes to catch on her tongue by the HUB-Robeson Center during Friday's snowstorm. A large snow system moved across the mid-Atlantic region beginning on Friday, Feb. 5, dropping at least 14 inches of snow in Happy Valley. Other Penn State commonwealth campuses received as much as 30 inches before the storm made its way out to sea... Read more ›
Snowstorm 4
Louise Daubert, an Office of Physical Plant employee, clears snow from the steps of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center midway through the snowstorm on the evening of Friday, Feb. 5. Blizzardlike conditions enveloped parts of the state, with University Park being subjected to more than 14 inches of snow.
Snowstorm 5
Penn State sophomore Garrett Vidak makes a run on skis between the HUB-Robeson Center and McAllister Building early Saturday morning, a recreational activity made possible by the significant snowfall that had fallen by that time. More than 14 inches would coat University Park by the time the storm blew over on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Snowstorm 6
A campus map kiosk is coated with blowing and drifting snow early in the morning of Saturday, Feb. 6. The snowfall accumulated up to 14 inches around University Park, with other commonwealth campuses receiving as much as 30 inches.
Snowstorm 7
Bicycles outside of Thompson Hall are coated with pyramids of snow on Saturday, Feb. 6, after snow had finished falling on campus. By this point, the area had received more than a foot of snow from the large storm that made its way across the Mid-Atlantic states through the weekend.
Snowstorm 8
Nicki Roth and Kaitlyn Kissane, Penn State sophomores, play in a snowy tree by the Old Main Lawn on Saturday, Feb. 6. Blizzardlike conditions enveloped parts of the state Friday night into Saturday, with University Park being subjected to more than 14 inches of snow, leading to many students such as Roth and Kissane to head outside and enjoy the winter wonderland.
Snowstorm 9
Footprints on the Old Main Lawn are seen here, filled in by drifting snow in the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 6, following a large snowfall on the University Park campus.
Snowstorm 10
Megan Penza, a Penn State sophomore and one of many students to partake in sledding across campus this weekend, sleds down the slope of the HUB-Robeson Center lawn. The popular activity was facilitated by the significant snowfall to fall around the Centre County region and the most of the state of Pennsylvania over the weekend, with more than a foot falling at University Park.
Snowstorm 11
Office of Physical Plant equipment operators clear away snow from a parking area along Park Avenue adjacent to East Halls on Saturday, Feb. 6. Hundreds of Physical Plant personnel worked nonstop before, during and after the significant storm that blanketed University Park and much of the state with significant snowfall. Two Midnight Clears were declared by OPP Snow Marshal Lloyd Rhoades in... Read more ›
Snowstorm 12
Snowplow teams such as this one helped to dig out University Park from the significant snowfall to blanket the area during the weekend. This pair was seen clearing the parking lot between the Borland Building and Agricultural Engineering Building on Saturday, Feb. 6. Hundreds of Office of Physical Plant employees have been working nonstop since Friday afternoon to prepare for the storm, and... Read more ›
Thursday, May 6, 2021
