…you know it’s been coming down pretty heavily. Just another reason why I’m glad I left Alaska!

All over town, people dug out Monday morning, moving 7 to 11 inches of new snow that had fallen since Sunday night. It was the sixth day in a row with significant snow, amounting to about 2 feet since Dec. 17 and more than 20 inches since Friday.

Sunday’s snowfall set a record of 5.3 inches — measured near the airport — for Dec. 21. The old record was 3.1 inches, set in 1954. […] City crews had been working 24 hours a day with 58 graders, blowers and sanders since 4 a.m. Friday, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich said Monday. Even without more snow, it would take more than a week to catch up.

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[See also: Only in Alaska… | It’s just snow, folks | Spenard Lake, Anchorage, Alaska | Let it snow! | This isn’t right… ]

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