Join us as APWA celebrates
50 Years of Snow at this year’s Snow Conference in Omaha!

The first Snow Conference was held in 1961 after an extremely bad snow storm that nearly closed down New York City. It was an informal gathering with a few speakers from the regional area, including Baltimore and Washington DC. General Fred Clarke got involved and recommended a research project to APWA on the study of urban snow removal problems. The 2nd and 3rd annual meetings were called the "Northeastern Conference on Urban Snow Removal." The title "Snow Conference" was inaugurated the 4th year, and it became known as the "North American Snow Conference" the next year in 1965. The Snow Conference has been held in various cities across the snow belt of the United States and Canada every year since, in 16 states and 4 provinces.

APWA is making plans to commemorate 50 Years of Snow on site at the 2010 Snow Conference in Omaha. If you have any photos, items of interest, or stories from past Snow Conferences that you’d like to share, we’d love to hear from you. We’re also interested in photos and stories of significant snow and ice events and historical photos of your crews and equipment clearing snow over the past 50 years. If you’d like to contribute, please contact Phyllis Muder at pmuder@apwa.net or 816-595-5211.