Don’t Go Sledding at the GW Masonic Memorial
It's private property and the grounds will be closed.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – That tempting hill near the George Washington Masonic National Memorial may look like the perfect sledding spot after this weekend’s snowfall — but city residents should think again.
The DC Snowball Fight, Sunday, January 25
The association was founded by Michael Lipin, Ami Greener, Denis Baranov, and others. Its first—and now legendary—snowball fight took place in Dupont Circle on February 6, 2010, following the massive February 5–6 North American blizzard that dumped more than 30 inches of snow on the region. More than 5,000 people RSVP’d to the event on Facebook, with an estimated 2,000 participants ultimately showing up to hurl snowballs in the heart of the city.
Since then, DCSFA snowball fights have drawn local, national, and even international media attention and have become a cherished wintertime ritual in the Washington area. According to co-organizer Denis Baranov, a fight is typically only scheduled when at least four inches of snow fall—and only if the snow has the right consistency: not too dry, and not too wet.
