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Summer snow in the Square

People in shorts and t shirts and skis stand on a patch of snow in Pioneer Courthouse Square

Photo via @thesquarepdx

Pioneer Courthouse Square earned some serious chill points when it trucked in real snow for a random August day in 1994. Skiers clad in t-shirts and shorts enjoyed the mid-summer cool down, while onlookers witnessed yet another event that further cemented Portland’s status as one of the quirkiest towns around.

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