A look back: Pensacola’s winter storm the fun that followed in January

Earlier this year, Pensacola residents were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm.

When a historic snowstorm shut the city down, the Pensacola community pulled together their best cardboard box sleds and hit the parks.

The morning the blizzard began on Jan. 21, 2025. Schools were out, roads and bridges were closed, flights were canceled, grocery stores and restaurant owners rushed their employees home. There was truly nowhere else to be – but the magic was, that for one day, many didn’t seem to mind…

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