A giant snowball fight broke out yesterday at 14th and U, and M. V. Jantzen was on hand to capture the fun.

Valley (Girl) Forge

Sploosh

Having at it

Green means go

The rush is on

Thwap

Dodgeball

Attack of the Panda

Reader Davew4 also got the beginning on video. Eventually police arrived to break up the fight and according to some reports, one detective waved his gun at the crowd.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.

M.V. Jantzen is a resident of DC who bikes the region with his camera, documenting streetscapes, events, parks, and people. He posts his photos primarily to flickr.com/mvjantzen.