Canada Snow ~ Winter in Canada Snow Tips
Travel tips on for dealing with Canada winters for those who have no experience with snow
When you've always lived in a hot country, one trip in winter in Canada snow can open a whole new world for you! If you've lived all your life in a country where you can go surfing at Christmas and not freeze to death, you might think you're a happy camper. But living in a hot country has prevented you from developing an important skill set : How to handle cold like Canada snow, ice, sleet. Chances are, you cannot imagine ' freezing ' rain. Coming to Canada in Winter? See my travel packing tips page for what to pack for a cold climate.
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This is my car under snow half shovelled off |
Hot climate versus Cold Climate You'll notice the palm trees and sandy beach. The only white bits in the picture are clouds, well off on the horizon. |
Snow, Snow Everywhere! |
Skillset for Life in a Cold Climate ~ Winter in Canada Tips
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Winter in southern Ontario : Shopping mall lot after the storm.
This sudden shrinking of available parking lot space following winter snow storms illustrates how hard it can be to shift snow from places where it isn't wanted. Notice how the green van managed to get a spot, whilst adjacent spots are cut in half, and so unusable. (If you parked in one of these short spots, the rear half of your vehicle would jut into the traffic lane. |
Snow Banks ~ Not the Money Kind (except for snow removal companies) This picture shows how difficult, if not impossible, it is to see other traffic behind such mini mountains of snow. Similarly, piles of snow along driveways and at intersections block your view. When you arrive at a parking lot before plows have cleared snow following a storm, the pavement markings are hidden - you park where you THINK the spaces should be. Once the parking lot is cleared and you can SEE where the spaces actually are, it's quite funny -- as if everyone parked while under the influence! |
Canada snow close-up view Sidewalk Snow in Canada : New Year's Day 2008 9:00 a.m
Popular Toronto television station weather forecast screen[Canada uses the metric system -- minus 12 celsius is 11 Fahrenheit]
Port Credit Ontario in Winter Snug Harbour Restaurant Winter in Port Credit
Seagulls in Winter, Mouth of Credit River, Lake Ontario, Mississauga Port Credit Lighthouse Mississauga Ontario
Ice Formed onto Branches
Port Credit February 2008 After the SnowA winter wonderland, especially since, for me, no shovelling was involved! See Why I bought a condo in Mississauga (The Snow!) >>> Find out what Australians have to deal with >>> See Pretty Winter Hoar Frost In Alberta Canada pictures on the blog > > > <<<Go to Snapshot Journeys home page
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At least, that's how it is for a dear friend of mine, who lives in
The photo below shows evergreen trees in
I was looking for a parking spot the other day at the mall, when it struck me that many of the usual parking slots were given over to snow banks.
Here's another snow picture taken in the same lot (Canadian Tire is one of our retail icons for automotive and household goods). This particular snow bank is quite impressive and much higher than the mini van parked next to it.




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