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Snowzilla
Snowzilla is a giant snowman which has been erected each pre-Christmas season since 2005 in the front yard of private resident Billy Powers' home in Anchorage, Alaska, US.
==History==
The first Snowzilla was built in 2005. It rose to , and featured a corncob pipe, a carrot nose, and two eyes made out of beer bottles.〔("Anchorage man builds monster snowman" ), Associated Press at ''USA Today'', December 19, 2005.〕 After drawing widespread attention,〔("Giant snowman rises even bigger in Alaska neighborhood" ), Associated Press at ''USA Today'', December 26, 2006. ("Last year's version, with Alaskan Amber beer bottles for eyes, drew scores of photo-snapping crowds and TV crews from Japan and Russia before it melted in the spring.")〕 the snowman returned the following year, built to a height of .〔Katie Pesznecker, ("Snowzilla II: It's bigger" ), ''Anchorage Daily News'', December 25, 2006.〕〔("Alaska Snowman Has Some Neighbors Fuming" ), Associated Press at ''The Washington Post'', January 6, 2007.〕 In 2008 the accumulated snow rose to an estimated height.〔http://www.charlotteobserver.com/104/story/434020.html Article in 24 December 2008 issue of US newspaper ''Charlotte Observer''〕〔Elizabeth Bluemink, ("Snowzilla rises again in Anchorage, despite city opposition" ), ''Deseret News'', December 25, 2008.〕
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