UW-Madison snowball fight big, but not big enough

Nick Meyer |

At least they tried. UW-Madison’s bid at holding the world’s largest snowball fight fell short on Saturday, blamed on cold temperatures and poor snow conditions. The current record, set in 2006, is held by 3,700 participants from Michigan Technical University. Despite a massive promotional effort and a Facebook group of more than 4,000 members, according to various sources this Saturday’s event didn’t even clear 2,000 fighters. Organizers vow to try again, and to bring the title to Wisconsin where it rightfully belongs. The image above is from the Associated Press. Check out a random YouTube video here.