Snow days are often when local television news teams get a chance to shine. Bundled up correspondents head into the storm to give updates from the curb as anchors announce the latest closures and road conditions to an audience that can’t really leave their homes. It’s a perfect storm for local TV.

But given the dearth of snow this winter, they haven’t gotten the chance to show off what they do best. And it seems that, despite the the fact that the snowfall hasn’t exactly met expectations, at least one station is relishing the opportunity to cover it.

NBC Washington already has one iconic blizzard tradition—Pat Collins and his snow stick challenge.

The measuring stick hasn’t had much use this season, but today’s snow stick challenge is St. Patricks Day-themed. People are encouraged to send their photos celebrating the green holiday outside. “And if you are in a part of our region that didn’t get much snow — that’s ok. Go outside and PRETEND that you’re showing off your Irish spirit in snow,” the challenge says.

But while Collins is a staple of NBC snow coverage, there’s a new dairy-based beef brewing between NBC reporters David Culver and Adam Tuss, who were both out in Herndon covering the conditions.

During Culver’s live shot, Tuss drove by in the Storm Team 4×4 van. But instead of bringing Culver a hot cup of coffee, Tuss instead handed him a Klondike bar before jetting off in the warm van.

Ice. Cold. And some of their colleagues are fueling the fire.

But don’t feel too bad for Culver, who ultimately got his lattes courtesy of Herndon resident Tracy.

Plus, this prank is still better for Culver than that time last winter when a Virginia Department of Transportation impersonator came on the NBC 4 morning show. He was ostensibly on to discuss the blizzard but began peppering his anecdotes with stories about prostitutes instead.

Perhaps no one embodied the excitement of a snow day more than NBC 4’s Justin Finch, who sought to let loose after reporting on air since the early morning hours with some sledding. But much like the forecast itself, his run came up a little short.

Much respect to the correspondents out there in their mittens and hats, braving the cold on behalf of us all.

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