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Pockets of snow settle on this sculpture of a child reading outside Appalachian State University’s Belk Library and Information Commons.

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A couple of Appalachian State University students — and a few vehicles — travel along a wintry Rivers Street Dec. 1.

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Snow-covered banks line a free-flowing Boone Creek, which runs through Appalachian State University’s campus.

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Grass blades peek through freshly fallen snow in Durham Park, located on Appalachian State University’s campus. Pictured in the foreground of this photo, taken Dec. 1, Boone Creek trickles past snow-capped rocks.

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These duck triplets, pictured Dec. 1 at the edge of their usual on-campus hangout — Appalachian State University’s Duck Pond, nuzzle into their feathers.

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A raft of ducks enjoys an icy swim in Appalachian State University’s on-campus Duck Pond during the university’s Dec. 1 snowfall.

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Wind sweeps snow up the drive located between Appalachian State University’s Rivers Street Parking Deck and Garwood Hall.

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Boone’s Dec. 1 snowfall gathers on Appalachian State University’s Founders Bell Pavilion, located in the university’s on-campus Founders Plaza. The pavilion, constructed in 2019, is a reproduction of the characteristic roofline of Watauga Academy — the school founded in 1899 that would later become Appalachian State University.

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A smattering of red and gold leaves — leftovers from fall — hang on to their branches during the Dec. 1 snowfall on Appalachian State University’s campus.

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During Appalachian State University’s first accumulating snowfall of 2020, a lone student — with hood up and boots on — crosses a snow-dusted Sanford Mall on their way to Plemmons Student Union.

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Black, gold — and white: App State's first accumulating snowfall of 2020 blankets campus

By Jessica Stump
Photos by Marie Freeman
Posted Dec. 3, 2020 at 9:20 a.m.

BOONE, N.C. — This week, as faculty and students prepared for final exams, a visitor heralding winter arrived on Appalachian State University’s campus — the first accumulating snowfall of 2020.

University photographer Marie Freeman ’85 braved wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour, along with a wind chill of 11 degrees Fahrenheit, to capture scenes of an App State campus dressed in white Dec. 1 — from a snow-dusted Sanford Mall to ducks taking an icy dip in Duck Pond.

Check out the photo gallery above to view Freeman’s frosty frames, and be sure to catch a live view of the next snowfall by visiting App State’s online Holmes Convocation Center webcam and Sanford Mall webcam.

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Campus snows of years past

Count on March
Count on March

From sandals to snow boots

March 14, 2018

From above-average temps to full-on winter, Appalachian State University’s campus shows all its splendor in a matter of days.

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Until the New Year
Until the New Year

Time now for rest, renewal and reflection

Dec. 21, 2017

“Our campus will quieten soon for the winter break. We welcome the time for rest, renewal and reflection. I hope each of you will find time to recharge as well.” - Sheri Everts

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As the premier public undergraduate institution in the Southeast, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The Appalachian Experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and to embrace diversity and difference. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System. Appalachian enrolls nearly 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Campus snows of years past

Count on March
Count on March

From sandals to snow boots

March 14, 2018

From above-average temps to full-on winter, Appalachian State University’s campus shows all its splendor in a matter of days.

View the gallery
Until the New Year
Until the New Year

Time now for rest, renewal and reflection

Dec. 21, 2017

“Our campus will quieten soon for the winter break. We welcome the time for rest, renewal and reflection. I hope each of you will find time to recharge as well.” - Sheri Everts

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Appalachian Today is an online publication of Appalachian State University. This website consolidates university news, feature stories, events, photo galleries, videos and podcasts.

The migration of materials from other sites is still incomplete, so if you cannot find what you're looking for here, please refer to the following sources:

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Appalachian Today is an online publication of Appalachian State University. This website consolidates university news, feature stories, events, photo galleries, videos and podcasts.

The migration of materials from other sites is still incomplete, so if you cannot find what you're looking for here, please refer to the following sources:

  • Additional feature stories may be found at Appalachian Magazine
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