Snowpocalypse

Dec. 12, 2010
A collection of images by the Daily's photo team from the weekend's record setting snowstorm.
Freshman Khalid Khalil, left, sleds down a hill Saturday on the west bank as MCTC student Ryan Lenon films for a video production class.
Joseph Michaud-Scorza
Freshman Khalid Khalil, left, and MCTC student Ryan Lenon film a segment in the blizzard Saturday on the west bank for a video production class.
Joseph Michaud-Scorza
Engineering student George Schrunk walks back to his car after learning that campus had been closed Saturday.
Simon Guerra
Vehicles lay abandoned after an accident on 15th avenue SE on Saturday. By 4 p.m. Saturday, 96 crashes had been reported in the metro area.
Jules Ameel
Sophomore Sam O'Neil uses a snowboard to drag home some recently purchased beer on Saturday in Dinkytown.
Jules Ameel
Heavy snow severely hampers visibility Saturday afternoon in south Minneapolis.
Jason Kopp
Bystanders free a stalled car on Como Avenue Saturday afternoon.
Mark Vancleave
Second year Master’s student Cody Hunter makes his way across the 10th Avenue bridge on Saturday.
Simon Guerra
Construction management major Joe Spitzenberger shovels out his tent Saturday afternoon outside of Buffalo Wild Wings. Joe and his friends have been camped outside since Friday night.
Chris Austin
Sophomore Vanessa Ramstack walks through the snow Saturday afternoon on University Avenue.
Chris Austin
Officer Scott Rondeau, left, pushes Senior Chad Patel’s car during the white out Saturday night in dinkytown.
Joseph Michaud-Scorza
Two men work to free a car stuck in a snow bank Saturday evening behind Kolthoff Hall.
Mark Vancleave
A bicyclist makes his way through a vortex of drifting snow Saturday night on the Washington Avenue Bridge.
Mark Vancleave
Snow covers the football field beneath a rip in the ceiling Sunday afternoon at the Metrodome. The roof collapsed around 5 a.m. Sunday morning as a result of this weekend’s heavy snowfall.
Chris Austin
The roof of the Metrodome collapsed early Sunday morning after heavy snowfall in Minneapolis. More than 17 inches of snow fell on the Twin Cities.
Devin Henry
An outside view of the Metrodome Sunday afternoon from the Guthrie Theater.
Chris Austin
City workers shovel the street Sunday afternoon on Nicollet Avenue.
Chris Austin
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