MONTREAL – Some are calling it a snowmaggedon, others a snowpocalypse, but whatever it’s called, there’s no doubt that Montrealers faced an immense amount of snow on the day after Boxing Day.
Montreal’s previous record for snowfall – 43.2 centimetres in 1971 – was broken on Thursday, when up to 45 centimetres turned the city into a snow park.
Many took to social media to share their reaction to the snow, while others recorded what they saw for posterity on YouTube.
Take a look at the videos Montrealers posted, showing how the city coped with nearly a foot and a half of snow.
With a car to dig out, who really wants to drive?
Many took to skis and snowshoes to get about, but some, like this intrepid cyclist, stayed true to their bike.
Montreal police were asking drivers to stay off the roads and many thought public transport would be a safer bet to get into work – but even city buses were having some trouble.
If your bus late yesterday, perhaps it was stuck like this one…
Or maybe it was caught in this bus traffic jam along Van Horne…
Happily, there were snow plows around to help buses unable to move.
But even snow plows had some difficulties…
The little snowplow that could – a smaller snowplow is helped out by a bigger one!
Thursday was garbage day for many Montreal boroughs – and believe it or not, our public service workers wouldn’t let a record snowfall stop them… but one did run into an icy patch.
If you did get behind the wheel – take a look at what you faced along Montreal highways. There are people in those cars along the side of the road!
Even Montreal wildlife faced a few challenges. Take this squirrel for example…
Last, but not least, check out this lovely time lapse video of the record snowfall.
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