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Snowfall creates a campus wonderland

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The first winter storm of the season dropped a fresh coat of snow on campus on Nov. 29. The total snowfall of 9.3 inches made it the snowiest Nov. 29 ever recorded in Madison. While the snow tangled traffic and slowed pedestrians, it brought a measure of wintertime holiday cheer to campus.

A man pushes a snowplow over a snow-covered bridge as he attempts to clear it.
Curt Bennett of Facilities Planning & Management clears snow from the Park Street pedestrian overpass on Nov. 30, the day after the storm. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
A photo of a building covered in snow.
The trees in front of the Education Building are etched in white after the snowfall — and the walkway is cleared. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
A close-up of a stone carving on a building - it's a circular logo with the word "Forward" and a Badger inside.
A snow-covered tree on Bascom Hill frames the “Forward” motto and an iconic image of a badger on the exterior of the Education Building. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
A statue of Abraham Lincoln is covered with snow. Stone buildings and a red banner with the UW "W" logo are seen in the background.
The statue of Abraham Lincoln at the top of Bascom Hill was covered with a coat of snow. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
A look down Madison's State Street, with stores and trees lining it and the white dome of the state capitol at the end of it. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk.
The snowfall didn’t keep pedestrians off of State Street on Nov. 30. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
Snow covers a steeple with a clock on it. Other campus buildings and trees around it are also snow covered.
Fresh snow covers Music Hall, the day after the snowiest Nov. 29 ever recorded. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
A large stone building with white pillars is pictured - the lawn in front of it is snow-covered, and large banners hang from its exterior.
The fresh snow highlights the pillars and pediment at Bascom Hall, where a three-paneled set of Ho-Chunk banners, titled Seed by Seed, hang from the building’s columns. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
A landscape photo showing trees, a stone building, a lake and a peninsula. All is covered in snow.
Tripp Residence Hall is seen through a stand of bare-branched and snow-covered trees on Observatory Hill. In the background is the still-open water of Lake Mendota, and Picnic Point is on the horizon. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
Two tiny snowmen are built on the top of a hill overlooking a lake, so they appear to be looking at the lake.
A pair of hand-sized snowmen weather the wind as they look out over Lake Mendota. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
A glass building is shown, with a lawn full of snow in the front, and oak leaves upon the snow. Bare tree branches frame the photo.
The oak trees on Bascom Hill are still shedding their leaves in front of the Law School building, even as the first winter storm hit on Nov. 29. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison

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