On January 13th, 1998, Vancouver had snow. Vancouver has snow almost every winter, but it's a rule that Vancouver residents are supposed to act surprised about it. Here's an idea of what Vancouver looks like in the snow.
This huge storm dumped almost 5 cm of snow on the ground in downtown Vancouver. Since this storm happened in the middle of a much worse storm in Eastern Canada, it actually didn't produce much news. This was very strange, as normally the T.V. news stories and front page photographs of our winter storms last much longer (and are piled deeper) than the snow itself.
The first thing I see when leaving my apartment. As you can see, someone has put some effort into sweeping the snow away.
Snow and road are a dangerous combination in Vancouver. You'll notice that the only moving vehicles are the 4WD types.
A surprisingly public money laundering operation is also paralyzed by the snow.
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I'm not quite sure why I took this photo.
I think it was because the tree was covering the
sidewalk, it it was supposed to illustrate the dangers
involved in a Vancouver snowstorm. You could get snow dropped onto you by an overhanging tree! Unfortunately, I didn't actually include the sidewalk in the image, so it loses a bit. But it's a pretty picture anyway. The next image should be a person carrying an umbrella. Yes, Vancouverites really do carry umbrellas when it snows. However, that one didn't turn out. |
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The snowbank seems to go on forever! For those who are interested in where Wade works, it's the building that is just barely visible at the top of the right edge of the photo. It's the brown marble-like one, not the blue one. |
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