Big snow Super Bowl Sunday. Cancelled classes

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LaneRat

It was said for the 1st time ever. Word was they couldn't get the boys out to plow the commuter lot because they wanted to watch the game instead. 1/9/77

Posted: 01/22/2025 at 06:37 PM ET

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Someone posted yesterday about Chesapeake Bay freeze up in 1977. Here’s an -- Stork Jan 22, 2025 at 07:03 AM ET

Stork • 01/22/25 07:03 AM ET

Big snow Super Bowl Sunday. Cancelled classes ◄ -- LaneRat Jan 22, 2025 at 06:37 PM ET

LaneRat • 01/22/25 06:37 PM ET

Swift Creek flows beside my apartment complex at the time. -6° F or below.. -- TomTurkey Jan 22, 2025 at 02:14 PM ET

TomTurkey • 01/22/25 02:14 PM ET

I was at Ferrum. Several of us were stuck on campus when Rt. 40 was... -- Major Kong Jan 22, 2025 at 01:26 PM ET

Major Kong • 01/22/25 01:26 PM ET

Ice pulled out all the channel markers** -- SEZ Hokie Jan 22, 2025 at 01:11 PM ET

SEZ Hokie • 01/22/25 01:11 PM ET

My senior year also** -- Hokerer Jan 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM ET

Hokerer • 01/22/25 10:36 AM ET

Cool article. -- No Clue Jan 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM ET

No Clue • 01/22/25 10:03 AM ET

In the words of Tom Waits -- freemason Jan 22, 2025 at 09:11 AM ET

freemason • 01/22/25 09:11 AM ET

Colder than a well diggers ass, colder than a well diggers ass.** -- BusLoadaBozos Jan 22, 2025 at 09:40 AM ET

BusLoadaBozos • 01/22/25 09:40 AM ET

Here's a couple of personal shots from that time -- HokieMacDaddy Jan 22, 2025 at 09:03 AM ET

HokieMacDaddy • 01/22/25 09:03 AM ET

You were destined to be a Hokie if you lived off Diamond Springs Rd. Right -- Stork Jan 22, 2025 at 09:30 AM ET

Stork • 01/22/25 09:30 AM ET

Yup - always a beautiful place to drive by (pic inside) -- HokieMacDaddy Jan 22, 2025 at 09:42 AM ET

HokieMacDaddy • 01/22/25 09:42 AM ET

I recommend stopping to walk around the grounds. -- EDGEMAN Jan 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 01/22/25 12:08 PM ET

Wow!** -- EDGEMAN Jan 22, 2025 at 09:07 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 01/22/25 09:07 AM ET

It was so cold… -- HokieDG Jan 22, 2025 at 08:30 AM ET

HokieDG • 01/22/25 08:30 AM ET

I probably would have gotten off the ice as soon as I saw that...lol** -- EDGEMAN Jan 22, 2025 at 09:08 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 01/22/25 09:08 AM ET

We skated on the local ponds for a month or more** -- Tuckahokie Jan 22, 2025 at 09:14 AM ET

Tuckahokie • 01/22/25 09:14 AM ET

Shallow ponds = OK Frozen lakes and bays...no way...lol** -- EDGEMAN Jan 22, 2025 at 09:18 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 01/22/25 09:18 AM ET

Even worse, water with a current -- MAHokie69 Jan 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM ET

MAHokie69 • 01/22/25 11:23 AM ET

I remember the 1977 winter well in southern WV. Roads had ice on them -- MikeVT85 Jan 22, 2025 at 08:14 AM ET

MikeVT85 • 01/22/25 08:14 AM ET

I remember that winter, lived in Vienna -- Vienna_Hokie Jan 22, 2025 at 08:11 AM ET

Vienna_Hokie • 01/22/25 08:11 AM ET

Our cove at Smith mountain lake froze -- Spudnut Jan 22, 2025 at 07:50 AM ET

Spudnut • 01/22/25 07:50 AM ET

That was my freshman year at VT. My friend (and 1976 VT grad) -- lilhokie525 Jan 22, 2025 at 07:45 AM ET

lilhokie525 • 01/22/25 07:45 AM ET

I was in Fredericksburg and don't remember it at all.** -- UTPr0sim Jan 22, 2025 at 07:39 AM ET

UTPr0sim • 01/22/25 07:39 AM ET