December 30 2012
Back to a snow buried Montreal after our short visit to Québec City. Montreal is still recovering from last Thursday’s record single day snow fall of 45 cm. It was a beautiful sunny winter day today but the strong wind gave a wind chill of minus 20 and caused blowing snow across the city. Not that pleasant to be walking around, but made for some nice photo’s.
So after brunching on avenue Duluth, we took a quick walk around the adjacent streets on the Plateau.
Blowing snow on rue Prince Arthur
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impressive snow bank on rue Prince Arthur
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Blowing snow on rue Prince Arthur
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rue Prince Arthur
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rue Prince Arthur
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There were a lot of people on their way to enjoy some cross country skiing, although they could have skied from their front door 😉
Useful mode of transport around town
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Useful mode of transport around town
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Others had an even easier and fun way to get around town…
Best mode of transport
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Cycling is probably not as fun…
Bicycle in the snow
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Although you have to find your bike first !!!
Bicycle in the snow
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The iconic Montreal staircases make for more shoveling after a heavy snow fall…
Plateau staircase under snow
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Plateau staircase under snow
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Plateau staircase under snow
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I hope the folks living here have another entrance…
One way to deter burglary
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Snow filled alley
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Avenue Duluth
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Le Plateau under snow
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rue Saint Urbain
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Avenue du Parc
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They say that after 20cm of snow the cost for snow removal is around $17 million and takes on average 4 days. With 45cm to cart away, they are saying it will take about 10 days to clear all the streets.
Forecasting 10 days for snow removal
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Although today is day 365 of my 365 project, being a leap year I will be posting a bonus day of images tomorrow.
Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.
– Martin
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Part of me wishes I’d experienced this! Thanks for sharing your awesome photos. Bonne année!
Thanks Ricky…I do enjoy winter in Montreal despite the sub-zero temperature, but beats rain which coming from the UK is what was the norm for winter – particularly this year apparently 🙁
I so miss the Canadian snow (honestly)…all we have here in the UK is rain and more rain..I had forgotten what it is like to have so much snow…
Yep I heard UK had the wettest year on record…I think I was lucky on my 2 visits last year.
Belle série.
Many months before I’ve told and ask you about the fact that I get myself inspired by some of your photographies to make paintings and drawings of my own.
I’ve started with this one http://montrealinpictures.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/project-365-day-150-flash-flood-hits-downtown-montreal/150_365_may30-1/. I’m working on it and post it, step by step (almost in real time), on my blog http://pansolus.wordpress.com/.
Have a nice day and thank you for the good work.
Thanks Guillot…I’m very happy that you find inspiration for your paintings in some of my images and lover your latest rendition…Look forward to seeing more of your work in 2013.
It’s a pleasure. I keep in touch with you about what’s going on beetween my inspiration and your photographies.