Cold Arctic temperatures brought chilly weather recently to Chico. People had been planning for the cold weather coming earlier in the week. While our other photographer headed to Paradise, I stayed in Chico to see if the cold weather would bring the illusive snow flakes. It was funny to see Chicoans' reaction to what fell on the valley floor. I myself had a hard time knowing if what was falling was snow, or hail, or rain.
What looked like hail began collecting on the city streets and people were coming out with smiles on their faces. "It's snowing!" You would hear people saying with excitement. But was it? For Chico it sure felt like it. But for the town of Paradise, it was nothing like it. Paradise saw a huge snowfall come in damaging cars and taking out power. The schools in Paradise closed and people struggled to drive through the terrain.
While here in Chico, people laugh and smiled a the thought of snowfall. It was fun to try to hunt down the snowfall. While I was able to capture the news of the day I don't think I actually photographed any snow.
Callie McMurray, 19, sticks out her tongue to catch soft snow-like hail that fell as people walk by Chico State BMU on the CSUC campus Friday, February 25, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Trevor Thompson, 22, throws snowballs at passing cars made of the soft snow-like hail that fell on the ground near 15th St. and Salem Friday, February 25, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
The car streaks can be seen as the soft snow-like hail fell on the ground near 14th St. and Broadway Friday, February 25, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Snow fell in the Sierra foothills as cars drive along the Skyway as a seen along the Midway near Blossom Lane Friday, February 25, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
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