PRESS PHOTO BY JIM MARSH Brothers Jack Ede, left and Jace Paterka, take advantage of the heavy, wet snow Jan. 25 to fashion snow figures at a yard along Piccadilly Circle, in the western portion of the township. The first measurable snow of the season came as a heavy snow burst just after noon, but turned to sleet and rain as evening fell.

A Salisbury Township snow plow truck sees its first use this season as it leaves the township building complex along Pike Avenue Jan. 25 to help clear snow and slush from township roads. PRESS PHOTOS BY JIM MARSH

A snow burst in the early afternoon Jan. 25 settles on trees for a pretty scene along a township roadway, but disappeared later in the day as temperatures rose and the snow turned to mostly rain.

A private contractor reloads salt onto his vehicle as he clears a commercial parking lot during the Jan. 25 snow burst that lasted only a few hours.