Washington DC Snowball Fight Association

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The first snowball fight organized by the group at the Dupont Circle Fountain on February 6, 2010
A DCSFA snowball fight on the National Mall in January 2019

The Washington DC Snowball Fight Association (DCSFA) is a loose group of residents of Washington, D.C., United States, who organize large-scale snowball fights via social media when the city gets significant amounts of snow.[1] Initially organized by Michael Lipin and Ami Greener, the first large snowball fight occurred in Dupont Circle on February 6, 2010, after the region received more than 30 inches (760 mm) of snow during the February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard.[2][3][4] More than 5,000 people RSVPed to the snowball fight on Facebook, and around 2,000 attended.[3][5]

The snowball fights have garnered local, national and international press attention and have become a local tradition.[3][6][7][8][1] According to co-organizer Denis Baranov, for the DCSFA to schedule a fight requires at least four inches (100 mm) of snowfall, with the snow neither too flaky nor too wet.[4]

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