Photos | Saturday’s snow

Originally published February 9, 2019 at 10:48 amUpdated February 9, 2019 at 3:57 pm

A snow-covered Capitol Hill neighborhood, viewed from First Hill on Saturday. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

On the run, then diving, Martin Horst lays out to successfully catch a Frisbee on snow-covered Bobby Morris Playfield on Capitol Hill on Saturday. He participates in a Frisbee league. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

A skier moves onto East Union Street at Summit Avenue on Saturday afternoon. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Cody Alidon, left, dressed as Scarlet Spider, poses in character in the snow Saturday while Marisol Williams takes his photo after several inches of snow had fallen since Friday afternoon in Burien. “We’re really bored,” said Alidon with a laugh. “We’re snowed in!” (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Max Moyer, 10, and his brother Adrian, 6, get a thrill while sliding down Kirkland Avenue in Kirkland on Saturday. The road was closed to traffic. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Chris Mahnke sets off on his Arctic Cat, taking neighborhood youngsters for a ride on Phinney Ridge. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

It’s a tall order as Michael Delbridge, left, Dre Spliffman and three other friends gathering more material construct a snowman beneath Hammering Man in front of the Seattle Art Museum.(Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Snow covers downtown Seattle at left and the South Lake Union neighborhood as seen from First Hill near University Street and Minor Avenue. That’s the Northwest School in the foreground and Lake Union in the distance.
(Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

It’s rare for Chief Seattle in Pioneer Square to have a topping of snow. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Dorin Ellis took this aerial photograph of Seattle over Portage Bay Saturday morning using a Mavic 2 Pro. (Dorin Ellis)

Cars drive on snow and ice on Interstate 405 approaching Kirkland on Saturday. This view looks south from Northeast 160th Street. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Off-leash and enjoying the snow, a dog bounds about Bobby Morris Playfield on Capitol Hill on Saturday.(Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

It’s a chance for acrobatics in the snow Saturday for these youngsters on Phinney Ridge. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Jessica Nordby takes her Italian greyhound, Petacchi, for a walk Saturday morning. Bundled up Petacchi is 12.
(Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Birds frolic in the snow while getting a snack on this bird feeder in Lake Forest Park on Saturday. The forecast is for additional snow storms in the coming week. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Snow continues to accumulate Saturday morning in Burien. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Larry and Martha Breslauer head out on foot with their dog, Chaquo, for a walk in the snow Saturday. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Snow and ice cover Summit Avenue north of East Union Street in downtown Seattle on Saturday. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

It’s a wipeout for 10-year-old Frances Diver, who got out in the snow at 6 a.m. Saturday to take advantage of mainly dry, deep powder. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Patrick Brennan walks his dog down Sylvester Road in Burien on Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

An ambulance drives slowly with chains outside of Highline Medical Center on Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Helen Peterson ventures out Saturday morning in Burien to get a newspaper. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Cars navigate the snow and ice on Interstate 405 in Kirkland on Saturday. This view looks south from Northeast 80th Street.(Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Luna Baxter, 9, gets a push from her dad, Bill, as she slides down Kirkland Avenue in Kirkland on Saturday. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Residents dig out the hill on Southwest 155th Street in Burien on Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Traffic was light, but some headed out onto Interstate 405 in Kirkland on Saturday. This view looks north from Northeast 80th Street. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

The F Line churns through the snow in Burien on Saturday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

A cross-country skier takes advantage of the new snow along 116th Avenue Northeast in Kirkland on Saturday. This view looks north from Northeast 85th Street. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is permanently closed, but two people ventured out beyond the old Seneca Street entrance for some souvenir photos Saturday. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Cross-country skis in hand, David Hayward heads west on Northwest 56th Street. He and his wife, Annie, had skied up the street. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

This little guy isn’t exactly a sled dog but takes to the new, deep snow Saturday. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Max Moyer, 10, left, and his brother, Adrian, 6, get a thrill while sliding down Kirkland Avenue in Kirkland on Saturday. Pushing the boys from behind is their father, Robert. The road was closed to traffic.
(Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

A King County Metro worker says it’s the first time in 12 years he’s had to use a snowblower to clear sidewalks in Pioneer Square near Second Avenue and Jackson. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

Cars drive on snow and ice on State Route 522 in Kenmore on Saturday. This view looks east. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

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