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GALLERY: BU Takes a Snow Day

By Jenny Chen, Summer LaRose, Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Sarah Cruz, Gretchen Fuller, and Daniel Fuller • February 2, 2026

When snow falls, Boston residents get busy.

The outcome of Boston University’s cancellation of classes on Monday in anticipation of the snowstorm that swept over the northeast on Sunday was no different. Some students went sledding, others skied or built snow sculptures.

A pair of pedestrians trek across a snow-coated Commonwealth Avenue. (ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON)

Many Bostonians head for the hills to sled. (JENNY CHEN)

A bike on Beacon Street is buried under snowfall. ( SARAH CRUZ)

A BU student tunnels through the snow at BU Beach. (SUMMER LAROSE)

Two pedestrians trudge down Commonwealth Avenue in the winter weather.
(ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON)

Students walk down a snow-covered Thatcher Street in Brookline. (JENNY CHEN)

A group of friends make snow angels on Amory Street (JENNY CHEN)

A group of friends play football in a snowy field. (JENNY CHEN)

Two students toss snow on BU Beach. (SUMMER LAROSE)

A snow duck draws attention.
(JENNY CHEN)

Snowed-in cars line Buswell Street. (GRETCHEN FULLER)

A skier hitches a ride on a convertible coasting down Commonwealth Avenue. (ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON)

BU students play in the snow behind BU Beach on Monday morning. (GRETCHEN FULLER)

Some riders double-up on their sleds while others go solo. (JENNY CHEN)

The Boston University women’s lacrosse team practices on a cleared Nickerson Field in the aftermath of the storm on Tuesday. (GRETCHEN FULLER)

Two BU students spend their snow day digging an “igloo” out of a snow pile left behind by plows. (SUMMER LAROSE)

A green-line train chugs along snowy tracks. (DANIEL GARBER)

People stand at the crest of a hill with cardboard sleds. (JENNY CHEN)

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About the Contributors

JENNY CHEN, Photo Co-Editor

SUMMER LAROSE, Photo Co-Editor

SARAH CRUZ, Photo Co-Editor