Can Arizonans Build a Decent Snowman?

Earlier this year, when the South got socked by an unusually heavy winter storm, this site had a bit of fun exploring the region’s pitiful attempts at building snowmen. Whether from lack of experience, or paucity of good-quality snow, Southerners invariably wound up creating monstrosities like this:

@FOX4 Me and my Dad built a snowman in Rio Vista Texas lol pic.twitter.com/AUMBnu2dFg

— Meghan Dixon (@MeghansHeart) February 26, 2015

Well, with a cold-weather system dropping plentiful powder as far south as Flagstaff—in fact, the city broke its historic accumulation record for November 4 with at least 8 inches—it’s time to ask the question: Can Arizonans make a snowman that won’t provoke uncontrollable guffaws?

Yes! Perhaps because the state isn’t a stranger to annual snow, locals have evinced a professionalism toward fabricating frozen golems similar to residents of Vermont and Alaska. These two chaps are almost textbook quality, for instance:

#Arizona #snowman #fuckingsnow #welcome #november

A photo posted by LudaMila13 (@ludamila13) on Nov 4, 2015 at 4:09pm PST

A photo posted by Roman Rodriguez Junior (@giorgio_romani_) on Nov 4, 2015 at 8:16am PST

And this one’s pretty good, albeit a little dirty:

A photo posted by @desertmermaid_ on Nov 4, 2015 at 2:36pm PST

Even a case of trench mouth can’t remove this frosty friend’s charm:

First snowman, he's a little ugly but he was made w love ft. @pressley_devynn ❄️☃ pic.twitter.com/hdZmJgcYAP

— Sedona⚡️ (@CSedona) November 4, 2015

Another laudable effort, though suffering from pinkeye:

❄️ young jeezy the snowman ❄️ pic.twitter.com/iX05pmAcG8

— brittany (@brittanyforks) November 4, 2015

With its pine-needle whiskers, this thing might actually be a snowbunny:

First snowman of the season #snow #Flagstaff pic.twitter.com/bIcEH90aAG

— Angele (@AngeleOutWest) November 4, 2015

Credit the minimal appearance here to the maker’s “first ever Snowman!!!”:

My first ever Snowman!!! #flagstaff #winter

A photo posted by Aria Aradhea (@aria_aradhea) on Nov 4, 2015 at 7:32am PST

Blues Brothers meets hydrocephalus with this bulgy individual:

Weather: Rain, drizzle slows Phoenix-area commute; Flagstaff sees snow https://t.co/20YGq7ZU6q via @HenleMark pic.twitter.com/xkMwC5Zuad

— Michael Meister (@photomeisterAZR) November 4, 2015

The Grand Canyon endured blizzard conditions yesterday, allowing the construction of mini-yetis like this dude and the one at the top of this post:

Made a snowman at the Grand Canyon. He was really popular. #thegrandcanyon #snowman

A photo posted by shane83059 (@shane83059) on Nov 4, 2015 at 3:46pm PST