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Feb 3, 2026 - News

Charlotteans go big on snowman creations after record snowfall

McKenzie Rankin

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Four photos of creative snowmen: a large one with a woman hugging it, a snowman with a scarf surrounded by three men, a snowman wearing sunglasses, a jacket, and sneakers, and a group of smaller snow people with stick arms. — Saturday's 11 inches of snow marks the fourth heaviest single-day snowfall in Charlotte history.

Saturday's 11 inches of snow marks the fourth heaviest single-day snowfall in Charlotte history.

Charlotteans went big — like, really big — on the snowman-building front with Saturday's record snowfall.

From left to right, here are some favorite snowman submissions from our readers.

An 8-foot snowman, built over two days, submitted by Danny.
A 6-footer by Alec Strause, Graham Honeycutt and Gavin Pitman.
A very iced-out snowman by Don Daga.
A full snow fam outside of Atherton Mill from Sam Shelley.

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