We don’t have snow ball fights in New Orleans and we leave off the ‘w’ when we spell sno.  When we talk about New Orleans sno-balls we smile and we lick our lips and rub our bellies.  Summertime is sno-ball season in New Orleans no matter how you spell it.  Stay at a real New Orleans B&B and you’ll learn everything you need to know about New Orleans sno-balls.  Listen to your innkeeper and you’ll taste some of the best sno-balls in the city, too.

SNO-BALL SEASON IN NEW ORLEANS IS A MAGICAL TIME OF YEAR.

Every season is a magical time of year in New Orleans, of course.  All of New Orleans’ neighborhoods have their favorite sno-ball stands.  There will be one located a few streets away from your New Orleans B&B’s address.  Guess which sno-ball stand is the best in the city?  It’s that one.

For those who don’t know, a sno-ball is a cup of shaved ice doused with flavored syrup.  The results of 2017’s sales haven’t yet been released., but here is a list of the top 10 sno-ball flavors of 2016 (2018 will be similar, we’re sure):

1.  Strawberry

2. Tiger’s Blood

3. Cherry

4. Blue Raspberry

5. Piña Colada

6. Banana

7. Wedding Cake

8. Grape

9. Watermelon

10. Bubblegum

IT’S SNO-BALL SEASON IN NEW ORLEANS.  CLAP YOUR HANDS!

There are as more flavors of sno-balls than there are colors of the rainbow or ways that people can be happy in New Orleans.  Sno-ball season, roughly around March to November, is when New Orleans comes alive with iced flavors that are sampled and savored with relish.  Consider the stuffed sno-ball: it contains a scoop of ice cream.  Consider trying a sno-ball with condensed milk added to the syrup—it’s delicious.

Sno-ball connoisseurs all have their own opinions of which flavor is the most refreshing and invigorating.  Ask a local.  Ask a New Orleans B&B innkeeper.  Discover a side of New Orleans that you didn’t know existed.  There is a lot about New Orleans that you will only discover by staying at a New Orleans B&B.

We are PIANO, the Professional Innkeepers Association of New Orleans.  You are on the right website.  We know New Orleans.