Sure, it’s been cold recently, but was that snow in downtown Santa Cruz? Actually, it was 25 tons of shredded ice, which blanketed the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Cooper Street. Still, it was snow-like enough to bring kids out in droves—and bring plenty of adults to release the kid inside them too. The Downtown Association’s annual Snow Night, originally scheduled for last Tuesday but cancelled due to inclement weather, was a success.
Sure, it’s been cold recently, but was that snow in downtown Santa Cruz? Actually, it was 25 tons of shredded ice, which blanketed the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Cooper Street. Still, it was snow-like enough to bring kids out in droves—and bring plenty of adults to release the kid inside them too. The Downtown Association’s annual Snow Night, originally scheduled for last Tuesday but cancelled due to inclement weather, was a success.
The ice was provided by the Downtown Association as part of a fundraising effort to help Second Harvest. Anyone who brought a donation of canned food was entitled to a ticket, which gave them 10 minutes in the 40-square-foot enclosure, which looked more like the Sierras than coastal Santa Cruz. Organizers estimate that 5,300 pounds of food were exchanged for a chance to throw snowballs on what organizers called “the coolest night of the year.” Read more at Santa Cruz Sentinel.
