But hundreds of people ended up taking part on Woodhouse Moor in 2010 after the city was left under a blanket of snow. The mass snowball fight was organised via social media and, as these photos show, it looks like everyone had great fun. Were you among them? READ MORE: The day snow brought Leeds and West Yorkshire to a standstill |
![There was close hand snowball throwing as this photo demonstrates.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDI2MTQ1.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
1. January 2010
There was close hand snowball throwing as this photo demonstrates. | jpimediaPhoto: James Hardisty
![Was this man felled by a snowball? Or did he slip in the snow?](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDI2MTQ2.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![This man protects himself from a snowy onslaught.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDI2MTQ3.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
3. January 2010
This man protects himself from a snowy onslaught. | jpimediaPhoto: James Hardisty
![Do you think everyone was split into teams?](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDI2MTQ4.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
4. January 2010
Do you think everyone was split into teams? | jpimediaPhoto: James Hardisty
![Spot the flying snowballs as the mass fight really got going.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDI2MTQ5.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
5. January 2010
Spot the flying snowballs as the mass fight really got going. | jpimediaPhoto: James Hardisty
![Duck and cover as hundreds enjoyed fun in the snow.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMDI2MTUw.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
6. January 2010
Duck and cover as hundreds enjoyed fun in the snow. | jpimediaPhoto: James Hardisty