A lake-effect snowstorm dumped nearly six feet of snow in parts of Northern New York over the last several days. The storm left Buffalo Public Schools students to partake in a tradition that’s been threatened since schools adapted to remote instruction during the pandemic: a true snow day.
With schools closed and no remote instruction planned, here’s a look at how they’ve been making the most of this early season storm.
![Al Antolin clears his car of snow Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6588c31/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Fff%2F2563d5114ec4b63b7222475526e4%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-1-ap.jpg)
![A postal truck makes its way down Grant Street during a snowstorm, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a9a29d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F6b%2F8ea3fec24b0b9a0d49a6d4ff8368%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-2-ap.jpg)
![A car sits in a snowdrift Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York, with nearly 2 feet of snow already on the ground in some places and possibly much more on the way.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0052e5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F97%2F71%2Fb5eb862a4d98ac62b3e0b152a296%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-3-ap.jpg)
![Families enjoy sledding, taking advantage of two days of lake-effect snow at Delaware Park in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/200c88d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F43%2Ffd3c90ef40d99001ba2f10b2cc18%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-4-ap.jpg)
![Alex Lane walks his dog, Niay, a German Shepherd mix, through the snow on the West Side, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/54337f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2Fc7%2F3904ac70476db09e2ab570255d67%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-5-ap.jpg)
![Blowing snow whips past evergreen trees on the West Side Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc41e8a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2F31%2F8df5e877434793d26831caf30970%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-6-ap.jpg)
![Auggie Rokitka, 2, plays in the snow with his parents, Matt Rokitka and Krissy Godios, on Richmond Avenue in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b082fbc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F14%2F8ce8261e44d1a96d3fae64ce8b0e%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-7-ap.jpg)
![Rachel Grigsby tries to steady her daughter Mia Grigsby, 9, as she climbs over a snowbank, heading home from a trip to the corner store in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b3b9697/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2Fc9%2Fab33288b4a0e928f53cfbe56906e%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-8-ap.jpg)
![Eric Wettlaufer pulls Grant Wettlaufer, 5, as Natalie Hofert-Wettlaufer pulls Quinn Wettlaufer, 3, on sleds across Forest Avenue in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1c280bc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2Fb7%2F6a75cc1442958db3d29da60cc2ad%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-9-ap.jpg)
![Christopher Middlebrooks and his son Mitchell Middlebrooks work to clear their driveway in the Larkin district in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.](https://epe.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d84b04a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/335x223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fepe-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F4f%2Fa5ca5c83460d8bc42f00288152ec%2F112122-buffalo-snow-day-10-ap.jpg)