Carnegie Science Center says start saving those snowballs

Paul Guggenheimer | Friday, February 7, 2020 2:15 p.m.

Courtesy of Carnegie Science Center

June 19 is Snowball Day at the Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.

More than 3 inches of snow blanketed the region through Friday afternoon.

Saving some of it could pay off in June.

Anyone who makes a snowball this winter, saves it in their freezer and then brings it to the Carnegie Science Center’s annual Snowball Day celebration on June 19 will be able to choose the amount they pay for general admission that day.

In addition to naming their own price, visitors will have the opportunity to launch their snowballs into the Ohio River.

The tradition of Snowball Day dates to 2006. In past years, hundreds of snowballs have been saved in freezers and then brought to the Science Center in coolers, freezer bags, frosty coffee cans and plastic storage containers.

The Science Center is inviting folks to start stockpiling snowballs for this annual celebration and remember these snowy facts:

Snow forms from tiny crystals in clouds. Most snowflakes melt before reaching the ground No two snowflakes are identical. Each snowflake is made up of two to 200 separate crystals, on average. Although it appears white, snow is transparent

For more information, visit CarnegieScienceCenter.org.