The 50 Most Famous Snow Storm Photographs

Reminding us of the disasters and memories past.

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A wise man once said, "You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can’t predict the weather." 125 years ago, a blizzard knocked out power and transit all over Manhattan, shutting down the Stock Exchange for two days; 2 months ago, a hurricane did the exact same thing. No matter how advanced our society becomes, no matter if we have the Internet and cars that can drive themselves, we still get wet when it rains. 

When it snows, we get cold and wet, making snowstorms especially destructive. This is your illustrated guide to some of the biggest, baddest snowstorms and icy disasters in recorded history. If it's the first day of winter, here is a look at what weather hath wrought in years past and a preview of what could come this season. If it’s the end of the world, maybe remembering these snowy scenes will help keep you cool when we’re all burning.

Bundle up for The 50 Most Famous Snow Storm Photographs.

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50. The European Cold Snap

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49. The European Cold Snap 2

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48. The Siachen Glacier Avalanche

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47. North Dakota Mini-Blizzard

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46. The Groundhog Day Blizzard

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45. The Salang Avalanches

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44. The Kohistan Avalanche

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43. The Lhunze Blizzard

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42. Clearing Winter Storm

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41. The Kolka-Karmadon Rock-Ice Slide

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40. The Evolène Avalanche

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39. The Sydney Hailstorm

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38. The April Fools' Day Blizzard

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37. The 2008 Chinese Winter Storms

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36. The Afghanistan Blizzard

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35. The Blizzard of January 1996

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34. The Storm of the Century

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33. The Halloween Blizzard

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32. Pool Party

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31. The Geneva Freeze

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30. The Freshwater Fury

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29. The Cleveland Superbomb

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28. The New England Blizzard

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27. The New England Blizzard 2

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26. The Buffalo Blizzard

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25. The Super Bowl Blizzard

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24. The Snow King

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23. The Quebec Ice Storm

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22. The Eastern Canadian Blizzard

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21. The Blizzard of 1967

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20. The Blizzard of March 1966

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19. The Mt. Huascaran Avalanche

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18. The Ranrahirca Avalanche

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17. The Iran Blizzard

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16. The Mount Shasta Snow

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15. The White Death

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14. The Winter of Terror

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13. The Blizzard of 2006

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12. The Blizzardopolis

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11. Antarctic Blizzard

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10. The German Himalayan Expedition

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9. The Knickerbocker Storm

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8. The Allalin Ice Avalanche

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7. The Rogers Pass Avalanche

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6. The City of San Francisco Incident

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5. The Wellington Disaster

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4. The Armistice Day Blizzard

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3. The Children's Blizzard

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2. The Great White Hurricane

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1. The Suckerpunch Storm

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