Briley Bacher (left) and Lyndsey Price (right) sled down the hill using trash bags at Van Meter Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 19. WKU classes were canceled due to snow on Wednesday and Thursday. (Photo by Lindsey McIntosh)

Gallery: A snowy surprise

On Wednesday and Thursday, Hilltoppers were met with a blanket of snow and a couple of unexpected days off. Talisman photographers Ella Oakley and Lindsey McIntosh braved the cold with cameras in hand to capture how students made the most of their snow days.

Sophomore Devin Geer catches himself from falling off his snowboard while going down the hill in front of Van Meter Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Liberty Curry (front) and Abigail Sheely (back) sled down the hill at Van Meter Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 19. WKU classes were canceled due to snow on Wednesday and Thursday. (Photo by Lindsey McIntosh)
An inflatable tube popped as WKU students sledded down the hill at Van Meter Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 19. WKU classes were canceled due to snow on Wednesday and Thursday. (Photo by Lindsey McIntosh)
Freshman Ryan Cantabene snowboards down the hill in front of Van Meter Hall during a snow day on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Freshmen Lauren Cardwell (front) and Rori Haight (back) sled down the hill in front of Van Meter Hall during a snow day on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Alfredo Luna falls off his snowboard at the Van Meter Hall hill on Wednesday, Feb. 19. WKU classes were canceled due to snow on Wednesday and Thursday. (Photo by Lindsey McIntosh)