Anchorage experienced a record snow fall on Sunday, March 17 2002.  Scott and I had been in Los Angeles over the weekend (60 degrees, no rain, very very nice), and returned to find our cars entombed.

It was a LOT of snow--even for Alaska!

This is from inside our home, on the 2nd floor.  The snow is piled on the roof of the shed just outside the window, but it gives you a start, regardless.
As the week progressed, our poor insulation generated a spectacular icicle formation...

Our Abby-dog is a true-blue snow dog.  She LOVES to romp in the stuff.  She gets very excited, and starts burrowing, sometimes completely submerging not just her head, but her shoulders as well.  Abby was in seventh heaven, and it seemed like she was constantly wearing her best doggy-grin when we took her outside to play.