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<p>Brooklyn, left, and Lucy Ek help each other make a snowman in Somers on Tuesday. Snow depths of nearly 2 feet from a storm Sunday and Monday allowed for plenty of winter fun. </p>

<p>Alyssa Kranz pushes another driver's car out of a snow berm on Whitefish Stage Road near Kalispell on Monday morning. A record-breaking storm dumped more than 16 inches of snow on the Kalispell area. (Brianna Loper/The Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Snow graders clear the westbound side of Fourth Avenue West on Monday afternoon in Kalispell. The car on the left got stuck in the deep snow while this picture was being taken. Clearing the heavy snow has been a challenge for city and county plow crews. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Daniel Beaman flies off a jump he and his friends Jaden Raats and Anthony Salisbury built on Woodacres Drive in Lakeside.</p>

<p>Colt Oster of Bigfork, and the crew from Work Horse Construction clear snow from the 12,000 square foot roof of the Daily Inter Lake on Tuesday, January 6, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p><strong>Icicles grow</strong> at changing angles as the snow on this Whitefish roof curls around a rain gutter. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Mose Moulton skis down a hill along U.S. 93 South near Lakeside on Tuesday. There was no school for students across Flathead County following two days of snow.</p>

<p>From left, Zeb Barber, Henry Rickert and Bryce Hagler of Work Horse Construction clear snow from the 12,000-square-foot roof of the Daily Inter Lake on Tuesday in Kalispell. With heavy snow accumulation this week, Rickert has been offering roof-clearing services. He began clearing roofs after hearing about the collapse of a Rosauers roof in Spokane in 2008. </p>

<p>Charis Young with her sons Jackson and August sled down a road near their house in Somers on Tuesday.</p>

<p>At 6:30 a.m. the streets of downtown are cleared and ready for the day on Tuesday, January 6, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Rylan Moore and the crew from Work Horse Construction clear snow from the 12,000 square foot roof of the Daily Inter Lake on Tuesday, January 6, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A plow pushes snow into large piles while clearing a downtown parking lot in Whitefish on Tuesday morning. Snow-removal workers were busy all around downtown Whitefish long before sunrise Tuesday.</p>

<p>Jeremy White of Kalispell digs out the sidewalk on 4th Avenue West in downtown Kalispell on Monday, January 5. Sixteen inches of snow have fallen and more are expected. Both county and city snow plowing crews were having difficulty keeping roads cleared. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Brooklyn, left, and Lucy Ek help each other make a snowman in Somers on Tuesday. Snow depths of nearly 2 feet from a storm Sunday and Monday allowed for plenty of winter fun. </p>

<p>Valerie McGarvey of Kalispell digs out her sidewalks on Monday morning in downtown Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Daniel Beaman flies off a jump he and his friends Jaden Raats and Anthony Salisbury built on Woodacres Drive in Lakeside.</p>

<p>Jonathon Smith of Kalispell digs out his truck on Fourth Avenue West on Monday afternoon in Kalispell. The Public Works Department sent out a notice to Kalispell residents requesting people move parked vehicles to make room for snow-plow work. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A car sits abandoned Monday morning on Whitefish Stage Road north of Kalispell after sliding off the road. Kalispell received more than 16 inches of snow by Monday afternoon, with snow continuing to fall throughout the day. (Brianna Loper/The Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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| January 6, 2015 5:04 PM

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&lt;p&gt;Alyssa Kranz pushes another driver's car out of a snow berm on Whitefish Stage Road near Kalispell on Monday morning. A record-breaking storm dumped more than 16 inches of snow on the Kalispell area. (Brianna Loper/The Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Snow graders clear the westbound side of Fourth Avenue West on Monday afternoon in Kalispell. The car on the left got stuck in the deep snow while this picture was being taken. Clearing the heavy snow has been a challenge for city and county plow crews. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Daniel Beaman flies off a jump he and his friends Jaden Raats and Anthony Salisbury built on Woodacres Drive in Lakeside.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Colt Oster of Bigfork, and the crew from Work Horse Construction clear snow from the 12,000 square foot roof of the Daily Inter Lake on Tuesday, January 6, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Icicles grow&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;at changing angles as the snow on this Whitefish roof curls around a rain gutter. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Mose Moulton skis down a hill along U.S. 93 South near Lakeside on Tuesday. There was no school for students across Flathead County following two days of snow.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;From left, Zeb Barber, Henry Rickert and Bryce Hagler of Work Horse Construction clear snow from the 12,000-square-foot roof of the Daily Inter Lake on Tuesday in Kalispell. With heavy snow accumulation this week, Rickert has been offering roof-clearing services. He began clearing roofs after hearing about the collapse of a Rosauers roof in Spokane in 2008.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Charis Young with her sons Jackson and August sled down a road near their house in Somers on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;At 6:30 a.m. the streets of downtown are cleared and ready for the day on Tuesday, January 6, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Rylan Moore and the crew from Work Horse Construction clear snow from the 12,000 square foot roof of the Daily Inter Lake on Tuesday, January 6, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A plow pushes snow into large piles while clearing a downtown parking lot in Whitefish on Tuesday morning. Snow-removal workers were busy all around downtown Whitefish long before sunrise Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Jeremy White of Kalispell digs out the sidewalk on 4th Avenue West in downtown Kalispell on Monday, January 5. Sixteen inches of snow have fallen and more are expected.&#160;Both county and city snow plowing crews were having difficulty keeping roads cleared. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Brooklyn, left, and Lucy Ek help each other make a snowman in Somers on Tuesday. Snow depths of nearly 2 feet from a storm Sunday and Monday allowed for plenty of winter fun.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Valerie McGarvey of Kalispell digs out her sidewalks on Monday morning in downtown Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Daniel Beaman flies off a jump he and his friends Jaden Raats and Anthony Salisbury built on Woodacres Drive in Lakeside.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Jonathon Smith of Kalispell digs out his truck on Fourth Avenue West on Monday afternoon in Kalispell. The Public Works Department sent out a notice to Kalispell residents requesting people move parked vehicles to make room for snow-plow work. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A car sits abandoned Monday morning on Whitefish Stage Road north of Kalispell after sliding off the road. Kalispell received more than 16 inches of snow by Monday afternoon, with snow continuing to fall throughout the day. (Brianna Loper/The Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;