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PHOTOS: Seattle having way too much fun in the snow

caption: (Left to right) Sean Eley, Renee Grazer and Gabe Goldman set up a couch to sip coffee and watch their kids sled down Juneau in West Seattle.
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(Left to right) Sean Eley, Renee Grazer and Gabe Goldman set up a couch to sip coffee and watch their kids sled down Juneau in West Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Jim Gates

More snowpalooza than snowpocalypse.


caption: Skiing and snowboarding at Gas Works Park in Seattle on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2019, after the city was hit with six to eight inches of snow.
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Skiing and snowboarding at Gas Works Park in Seattle on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2019, after the city was hit with six to eight inches of snow.
Courtesy of Daniel Berman


caption: The view of downtown Seattle from Gas Works Park on a snow day, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
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The view of downtown Seattle from Gas Works Park on a snow day, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
Courtesy of Daniel Berman


caption: An igloo on the University of Washington campus on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
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An igloo on the University of Washington campus on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Kara McDermott


caption: Pillars and snow in the University District on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
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Pillars and snow in the University District on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Kara McDermott


caption: Sean Eley, Renee Grazer and Gabe Goldman set up a couch to sip coffee and watch their kids sled down Juneau in West Seattle.
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Sean Eley, Renee Grazer and Gabe Goldman set up a couch to sip coffee and watch their kids sled down Juneau in West Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Jim Gates


caption: Seattle's Laurelhurst neighborhood under snow on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
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Seattle's Laurelhurst neighborhood under snow on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza


caption: Oscar Pulkkinen, 5, sits in the snow after being pelted with snowballs.
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Oscar Pulkkinen, 5, sits in the snow after being pelted with snowballs.
KUOW Photo/Isolde Raftery


caption: A dog named Moses blends in with the weather in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
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A dog named Moses blends in with the weather in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Isolde Raftery


caption: Three cups of cocoa on a porch in Greenwood.
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Three cups of cocoa on a porch in Greenwood.
KUOW Photo/Isolde Raftery


caption: This could be the viaduct's last snow before demolition. Photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
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This could be the viaduct's last snow before demolition. Photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Kjerstin Wood


caption: Skiing in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
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Skiing in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Kate Walters


caption: Gas Works Park in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2019.
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Gas Works Park in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2019.
Courtesy of Daniel Berman


caption: John and Garnet Osborn of Lake Forest Park try out their new snowshoes in Abbey View cemetery in Brier in Snohomish County (just across King County line from Lake Forest Park).
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John and Garnet Osborn of Lake Forest Park try out their new snowshoes in Abbey View cemetery in Brier in Snohomish County (just across King County line from Lake Forest Park).
KUOW Photo/Gil Aegerter


caption: Capitol Hill as the second round of snow began to fall on Sunday evening, Feb. 10, 2019.
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Capitol Hill as the second round of snow began to fall on Sunday evening, Feb. 10, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Paige Browning


caption: View of Seward Park from Mercer Island on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
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View of Seward Park from Mercer Island on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
KUOW Photo/Arvid Hokanson
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