Famous last words

In sincere hopes that winter is loosening its grip on Quebec, I submit this series of photos to show you what a Quebec City winter can be like. On a recent trip to the region (late February), I was amazed by the snow "tunnels" created on otherwise typical suburban streets. In this region, they don't haul the snow away (except on major streets), like they do in Montreal, so when it snows a lot, and frequently, it just keeps piling up.


Notice in the above picture the height of the third floor balconies!


Notice in the above picture the speck of black at the same height as the dumpster, but along the snowbank to the left...that would be a full-grown human being walking down the street! What you can't see in the picture is the row of houses hidden completely by the snowbanks. It must be claustrophobic to be in those houses.


Notice the street sign, slightly bent from the weight of all the snow!



So much snow!