"NBC4 Washington reporter Tommy McFly has been the chief temporary custodian of local broadcasting legend Pat Collins' famous "snow stick" since 2024. McFly did not set up at Connecticut Avenue and Fessenden Street, Northwest-the spiritual home of the stick -to report on this weekend's storm on Sunday. Instead, he went to the National Mall, where a massive snowball fight had been scheduled. McFly reckoned the stick could "help ward off flying snowballs" if necessary."
"The Mall was a "good spot to make friends," says McFly, who also ran into someone he says was a USA biathlon coach traversing the area via skis with a friend. McFly has spent a great deal of time outdoors in the cold over the past weeks, having recently returned from Lake Placid, where he tried several Olympic sports, including Alpine skiing."
Tommy McFly has been the temporary custodian of Pat Collins' famous snow stick since 2024. McFly chose the National Mall over the stick's usual location at Connecticut Avenue and Fessenden Street to engage with a scheduled snowball fight that was ultimately canceled because the snow was the wrong type. The Mall hosted runners who braved heavy snow and a skier identified as a USA biathlon coach. McFly recently returned from Lake Placid after trying several Olympic sports. His layered winter clothing included thin socks, steel-toe boots, long johns under ski pants, a hoodie promoting NBC's Winter Olympics coverage, and two hats. Ice-packed snow reduced measured totals from nearly six inches to about four.
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