Residents across the valley were digging themselves out after a powerful winter storm buried the valley. By late Monday, almost 20 inches of snow had fallen in Kalispell, the sixth largest total for any two-day stretch on record, according to the National Weather Service. It was the most snowfall over 48 hours since 2009, when almost 24 inches fell in early January.
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Jim Pauli removes snow from his driveway in Columbia Falls on Jan. 6, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A car buried in snow in Columbia Falls on Jan. 6, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Children jump off a snow berm in a cul-de-sac in Columbia Falls on Jan. 6, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Harry Basham clears his driveway in Kalispell on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Crews remove snow from the streets in downtown Kalispell on Dec. 30, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Robbie Bush and his brother Wyatt dig a car out of the snow in Kalispell on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A worker clears snow from a roof in Columbia Falls on Jan. 6, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
From left: Creed Scott, Gabe Patrick, Gage Scott and Barrett Scott play on a snow berm in a cul-de-sac in Columbia Falls on Jan. 6, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Snow in Kalispell on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Allyson Bush shovels her car out with her sons Robbie and Wyatt on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Snow in Kalispell on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Shane Christiansen tries to shovel his car that became high-centered along Third Avenue East in Kalispell on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Snow in Kalispell on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Allyson Bush snowshoes through the east side neighborhood in Kalispell on Jan. 5, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Jim Pauli removes snow from his driveway in Columbia Falls on Jan. 6, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
