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Proof we actually get snow in Charlotte sometimes: Your best snow pics from over the years

This weekend’s winter weather forecast around Charlotte is currently leaning toward ice 🧊, not snow ❄️, which is a real bummer.

Amidst all the planning for this sleet and ice on Saturday, Jan. 24, however, we couldn’t stop thinking back to the times it actually snowed. We dug into our archives and pulled out some of our best snow pictures from over the years, and then we asked you to do the same.

If you’re new to the area, you’ll hardly believe what you’re about to see. And if you’re a lifer (like me!), you’ll be reliving your own memories every time you peep the year in one of these captions.

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Megan Phillips is photographed in 2014 near Camden and Tremont in South End. “We were supposed to go snowboarding in Colorado but the Charlotte snow canceled our flights,” Sam Phillips said. “We decided to take our snowboards out and ended up on the Charlotte mountains of Latta Park.”
Megan Phillips is photographed in 2014 near Camden and Tremont in South End. “We were supposed to go snowboarding in Colorado but the Charlotte snow canceled our flights,” Sam Phillips said. “We decided to take our snowboards out and ended up on the Charlotte mountains of Latta Park.” Sam Phillips
Megan Phillips is photographed in 2014 near Camden and Tremont in South End. “We were supposed to go snowboarding in Colorado but the Charlotte snow canceled our flights,” Sam Phillips said. “We decided to take our snowboards out and ended up on the Charlotte mountains of Latta Park.”
Megan Phillips is photographed in 2014 near Camden and Tremont in South End. “We were supposed to go snowboarding in Colorado but the Charlotte snow canceled our flights,” Sam Phillips said. “We decided to take our snowboards out and ended up on the Charlotte mountains of Latta Park.” Sam Phillips
Janis Alsop’s golden retriever, Murphy, tries to catch a snowball thrown by her granddaughter, Gabby, in Olde Providence in December 2010.
Janis Alsop’s golden retriever, Murphy, tries to catch a snowball thrown by her granddaughter, Gabby, in Olde Providence in December 2010. Janis Alsop
Brent Dutton is photographed in a snowy Dilworth on Jan. 17, 2018.
Brent Dutton is photographed in a snowy Dilworth on Jan. 17, 2018. Leslie Dutton
Norman Patton walks through a snowy uptown Charlotte on Jan. 17, 2018.
Norman Patton walks through a snowy uptown Charlotte on Jan. 17, 2018. Norman Patton
A frosty snowman overlooks the lake in Mount Holly, NC, in 2022.
A frosty snowman overlooks the lake in Mount Holly, NC, in 2022. Rich Sauser
Grace the border collie’s “job” was to retrieve the Frisbee, snowy weather or not, says Larry Newsom, who took this photo in January 2017 on Square Sail Rd. in the Peninsula neighborhood in Cornelius.
Grace the border collie’s “job” was to retrieve the Frisbee, snowy weather or not, says Larry Newsom, who took this photo in January 2017 on Square Sail Rd. in the Peninsula neighborhood in Cornelius. Larry Newsom
Sledders in Freedom Park on Jan. 17, 2018.
Sledders in Freedom Park on Jan. 17, 2018. Betty Thomas
An Angry Ale’s employee poses in front of the snowy bar on Montford Drive in January 2022.
An Angry Ale’s employee poses in front of the snowy bar on Montford Drive in January 2022. Angry Ale’s
The Steele Creek area was blanketed in snow in 1988.
The Steele Creek area was blanketed in snow in 1988. Tom McMeeken
The Steele Creek area was blanketed in snow in 1988.
The Steele Creek area was blanketed in snow in 1988. Tom McMeeken

📸 SEND US YOUR PHOTOS: If you haven’t dusted off your old scrapbooks yet, we want to see your memories, too! If you have any old snow photos from around Charlotte, please share them with us for a chance to be added to our story. Email your photos to charlottefive@charlottefive.com. To make sure we give you proper credit, please include your full name and the neighborhood or part of town where the photo was taken.

This story was originally published January 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM.

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