For some Bostonians, blizzard cleanup gives way to wicked fun snow day

Arthur Mansavage is a spring 2026 photojournalism intern at GBH News.

February 24, 2026

Updated February 25, 2026

The fresh powder of snow turned the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common into the ultimate launchpad for sledders Tuesday.

Howard Schuster launches into the air off a snow jump at sunset — Howard Schuster launches into the air in the Boston Common on Tuesday evening.

Families take turns sledding down the Soldiers and Sailors Monument hill in the Boston Common with the skyline behind. — Families take turns sledding down the Soldiers and Sailors Monument hill on Boston Common on Tuesday morning.

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Matt Starr and Ben Sieger, students at BC High, added snow to a jump mound they had begun the night before.

Romeo Furmonavicius test runs a jump that his buddies Matt Starr and Ben Sieger were working on.

Alana Parkes, who lives in Dorchester, was also sledding. Parkes, who is 60, has lived in Boston for most of her life. She remembers the blizzards of both 2015 and 1978.

She recalled a childhood memory of her parents using a sled to haul groceries back home from the store.

“I am almost 61 years old. You’re never to old to go sledding,” Parkes said.

Snow Day Fun_Boston Common_Arthur Mansavage — Two kids zooming down the hill on Boston Common.

People sledding down the hill with a piece of cardboard with the Boston skyline in the background — A person glides down the hill on a piece of cardboard at sunset.

A child pulling up a sled in the Boston Common on a sunny snow day — A child pulls a sled up the hill to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

A group of children playing in the snow next to the Boston Common bandstand on a sunny day — A group of children playing in the snow next to the bandstand in the Boston Common.

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Arthur Mansavage is a spring 2026 photojournalism intern at GBH News.