More than 50 centimetres of snow walloped Toronto on Sunday, but that didn’t hold some Torontonians back from hitting the outdoors.
According to Environment Canada, about 56 centimetres of snow blanketed the city with areas surrounding Lake Ontario seeing the highest amount.
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From busting out the cross-country skis to making a makeshift snowslide, here is how Torontonians made the most of the snowfall:
@vikacreep Snowstorm downtown Toronto today, some people are really on to something
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At the downtown intersection of York and Harbour streets, one Torontonian was spotted crossing with their cross-country skis on.
@pbzdad Just finished shoveling after all the snow and see these guys living their best lives on city streets. #snowmagedon #toronto #snow
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Instead of a brigade of motorcyclists, a trio of snowmobilers were spotted jetting down a residential street in Etobicoke on Sunday night, in the area of The Queensway and Royal York Road.
Snowmobiling was apparently top of mind for more Torontonians, as another was spotted driving along the Greenwood-Coxwell neighbourhood.
As a plow cleared the snow off one residential street, the pushed-aside snow ended up blanketing two small dogs about to head out on their evening walk.
One husky appeared to be having the time of her life, hopping through mounds of snow that covered Allan Gardens on Sunday evening.
The amount of snow that dumped on Toronto on Sunday was enough to turn this set of stairs into a makeshift snowslide in this Torontonian’s yard.
@charlodicarlo Snowy day in Toronto #winterstorm #torontostorm
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Over in the Danforth, one Torontonian captured a timelapse highlighting the snowfall throughout the day.
Making a snow angel is usually easier when there is a lot of snow on the ground, but one child’s attempt demonstrated how Toronto’s winter storm tested those limits.

