Current World Record
On March 28, 2007, Guinness World Records confirmed that North Dakota holds the world record for the most snow angels made simultaneously in one place. The event occurred on February 17, 2007 when 8,962 snow angels were created on the state Capitol grounds in Bismarck.
Previously, the record was held by Michigan Technological University with 3,784 students, locals, and alumni making snow angels on the school football field.
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