Northwestern students celebrate three-day ‘snowcation’ from class

Snow fell across the Great Plains on Feb. 2, 3 and 4, and at Northwestern, Rangers didn’t miss a single chance to enjoy the wintry weather. Students hit the slopes at Ranger Field, made snow angels and had snowball fights. Elsewhere in Alva, cars drove down streets of white, and ponds looked like winter wonderlands. Here’s how the Rangers went dashing — and riding — through the snow.

-Photos by Jordan Green

Northwestern students Taylor Graham, Summer Verrill, Delia Jackson, Hannah Scoggin, Allie Hufford and Jocelyn Long smile and cheer as they slide down the hills near Ranger Field on Feb. 2.

Northwestern students Kylie Morgan and Kelsey Hackney make snow angels on a hill near Ranger Field on Feb. 2.

Kelsey Hackney smiles and laughs in the snow.

A car drives through the snow down Flynn Street on Feb. 2.

Northwestern students Connor O’Neal and Justin Littlebear throw snowballs at each other near the Ranger Field on Feb. 2.

Snowfall graces the banks of a pond along Skyline Drive on Feb. 2.