Snowzilla returns.  Billy Powers’ 25 foot giant snowman can be seen standing tall once again, even after the the city issued a cease and desist order.  Residents and neighbors of Powers in Anchorage, Alaska  welcome Snowzilla’s reappearance, others deem it as a public nuisance.

When asked about the reappearance of the giant snowman, Powers refused to take credit.  Saying that it just “happened again”.

The giant snowman has been gracing the Powers’ lawn since 2005.  And every year Snowzilla just keeps getting bigger.  He has a corncob pipe, carrot nose and beer bottles for eyes. He has attracted tourists, visitors and neighbors.  And they all want to take pictures with the giant snowman.  This turnout of visitors has caused traffic problems around the neighborhood.

Last week, a cease and desist order was tacked on the snowman and on the Powers’ front door.  City officials said the structure increased traffic to the point of endangerment and that the snowman itself was unsafe.  The city plans to take action against Snowzilla after Christmas.

Snowzilla is no more.  The two-story high snowman who has graced the Power’s yard has been given a “stop work” order by the city of Anchorage in Alaska, calling the giant snowman a “public nuisance and safety hazard”.

The tradition was started by Billy Powers and his children three years ago.  They collected snow from their neighborhood to add height and breadth to the snowman.  Snowzilla has a corncob pipe, two beerbottlesfor eyes and a carrot nose. The snowman became a favorite for russian photographers and Japanese tourists.  Many people have stopped and posed for photos on the Powers’ yard.

As the years went by, the snowman grew in heigh and breadtht but not everybody liked then visitors, the cars and the traffic they caused in the neighborhood.  A few weeks ago a notice was tacked on the snowman’s body and on the Powers’ door.  City officials said that the snowman caused traffic and was unsafe.

Today, Snowzilla is just a pile of snow rubble.  Powers said he has no plans of rebuilding the snowman.