Let it snow: Illinois State community shares their snow days on social media

A winter storm that began Tuesday night and continued well into Thursday transformed Illinois State’s campus into something resembling the setting of the Hoth sequence in Star Wars or the animated film Frozen, depending on your movie metaphor of choice. The National Weather Service reported that the blizzard dumped about a foot of snow on Bloomington-Normal, leading the University to close February 2 and 3.

Campus and Town of Normal grounds crews worked to clear parking lots. pathways, and roadways during and following the storm, and Illinois State reopened Friday, February 4. Many students took advantage of the unexpected “break” to turn the Quad into a winter playground. Here are some photos and social media posts from the epic snowfall.

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The snow-covered “Hand of Friendship” on the Quad with Cook Hall in the background.

Snow falls outside of Watterson Towers @IllinoisStateU pic.twitter.com/t336b2HaTo

— Jack Podlesnik (@jack_podlesnik) February 2, 2022

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Redbird Plaza

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Illinois State groundskeepers worked hard to clear out snow around campus.

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@IllinoisStateU students and Bloomington-Normal residents take advantage of the snow day this afternoon. Snowfall is expect to continue through Thursday night | @The_Vidette pic.twitter.com/nDDsNNRzSe

— Dwayne (@dshooter_) February 2, 2022
Snow on the Quad with Old Union to the right.