The beloved tradition of the Tumbleweed Snowman returns to Albuquerque. Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for free He has been created by the Albuquerque Flood Control Authority since 1995.

The snowman itself is an homage to Gutierrez’s late grandfather, Tony, who used to build smaller tumbleweed snowmen. “I’d ask him, ‘Why are you building a snowman from tumbleweeds?’ ...