Disbelief over photo of snowy Quebec highway shared on Twitter

MONTREAL — A photo shared on Twitter had Quebecers south of the Saguenay thanking the weather gods on Friday.

At 7:26 a.m., Transports Quebec spokesperson Guillaume Paradis shared a picture of a snowy section of highway R175.

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The road runs between Quebec City and Saguenay, cutting through the Jacques-Cartier National Park, which is described as one of the “most beautiful glacial valleys in Quebec.”

The park certainly lived up to its name on Friday.

https://twitter.com/Guill_Paradis/status/601710672536281090

The photo caused some consternation on social media, with many refusing to believe it could be true.

“Show me another picture. Same place, same snow but different picture — then I’ll believe it,” said David Arturo on Global Montreal’s Facebook page, while Derald Wayne Douglas Jr. wittily noted: “Cool!”