What a crazy weekend it was! I’m still buzzing from all the excitement of the historic snowstorm that pummeled the DC area for 36 hours, leaving behind almost two and a half feet of snow.
On Saturday, we woke up to about 15 inches of snow. By mid-afternoon we had well over two feet, and the snow just kept pouring down in sideways sheets. It was all so exciting and insane, and we were loving it.
Here are some of the photographs I took during and after the blizzard.
![Lake Anne Plaza in the middle of the blizzard on Saturday, January 23, 2016](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/02-Lake-Anne-after-blizzard-1.jpg)
![Blizzard at Lake Anne in Reston, Virginia](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Anne-Plaza-boardwalk-during-blizzard.jpg)
![](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Anne-Plaza-during-heavy-snow.jpg)
![Lake Anne Plaza during blizzard of 2016](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Anne-Plaza-pyramid-covered-in-snow.jpg)
![](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Charlotte-Geary-at-Lake-Anne-Plaza-during-blizzard.jpg)
The day after the blizzard ended was even more fun than the blizzard itself. I loved Sunday. The sun was out, our friends and neighbors were out, and the Plaza was filled with happy people.
Highlights of the day included snowballs, sleds, and snowmen at Lake Anne Plaza, all while enjoying drinks with friends at Kalypso’s, which stayed open all weekend for the locals who could walk there.
![Lake Anne Plaza covered in snow](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Anne-Plaza-covered-in-snow.jpg)
![Lake Anne Plaza covered in snow](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Anne-Plaza-snow-winter.jpg)
![Lake Anne Plaza covered in snow](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Anne-Plaza-snow.jpg)
![Skiers at Lake Anne Plaza](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Anne-skiing-day-after-blizzard.jpg)
![Snowball fight at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Snowball-fight-at-Lake-Anne-Plaza-Reston.jpg)
![Snowball fight at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Snowball-fight-at-Lake-Anne.jpg)
![Snowman on Lake Anne Plaza](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Snowman-on-Lake-Anne-Plaza.jpg)
![Kalypso's in Reston](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Kalypsos-Lake-Anne-snow.jpg)
![Macro snowflake](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/snowflake-macro.jpg)
![Lake Anne after a blizzard](https://charlottegeary.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/03-Lake-Anne-in-the-bridge-1.jpg)
For more of my photos of Lake Anne, check out the Reston gallery in my online shop. Prints, gifts, and commercial licenses are available.
Related posts:
Publication: I wrote about ten reasons to visit Lake Anne in the winter
Frozen Lake Anne is like an eerie, otherworldly planet, especially at night
We walked on the lake for the first time, and it was a thrill!
Photo tip: Taking pictures of the snow
Sparkling Christmas scenes at Reston Town Center and Lake Anne