Buried under beauty: Ramstein receives record snowfall

Snow is piled on tree branches at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017. The Kaiserslautern Military Community received approximately 3 1/2 inches of snow in one day, making it the largest snowfall in a 24-hour period in the area since 2009. According to local weather studies, the state of Rheinland-Pfalz receives an average of 24.4 inches of precipitation annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Buried under beauty: Ramstein receives record snowfall

A woman sits outside a restaurant during snow fall at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017. In the last week, temperatures reached a low of seven degrees Fahrenheit, the coldest period of inclimate weather since 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Buried under beauty: Ramstein receives record snowfall

Snow falls on a gazebo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017. The Kaiserslautern Military Community received approximately 3 1/2 inches of snow in one day, making it the largest snowfall in a 24-hour period in the area since 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Buried under beauty: Ramstein receives record snowfall

Senior Airman Collin Sams, 786th Force Support Squadron installation personnel readiness technician, walks outside his dormitory at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017. Sams was part of a bay orderly team in charge of maintaining cleanliness around dormitories across Ramstein, and cleared walkways and parking lots of snow throughout the day as precipitation fell. . (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Buried under beauty: Ramstein receives record snowfall

Airmen shovel away snow from the pavement surrounding their dormitory at Ramstien Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017. The Airmen were part of a bay orderly team in charge of maintaining cleanliness around dormitories across Ramstein, and cleared walkways and parking lots of the record 3 1/2 inches of snow that fell throughout the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

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Buried under beauty: Ramstein receives record snowfall

Published Jan. 12, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Snow is piled on tree branches at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017. The Kaiserslautern Military Community received approximately 3 1/2 inches of snow in one day, making it the largest snowfall in a 24-hour period in the area since 2009. According to local weather studies, the state of Rheinland-Pfalz receives an average of 24.4 inches of precipitation annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)