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Your photos of Montreal buried under mountain of snow

CBC News | Posted: March 15, 2017 2:22 PM | Last Updated: March 16, 2017

City buried under record 31.6 cm of powder Tuesday, 40 cm in all before snow stopped falling Wednesday

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Caption: Thank you to everyone who sent us their snow pictures. About 40 centimeters fell in total.

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The city is slowly digging out after being blasted with more than 30 centimetres of snow overnight.
Thousands of people in the Quebec City area are without power and nearly all the schools in the greater Montreal area are closed due to weather.
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is running behind this morning as multiple buses are stuck in the snow and drivers have been unable to get into work.
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Caption: It was an unpleasant surprise for many people to wake up to after the bulk of the storm hit overnight. (Alexandre Letendre/Radio-Canada)

While some Montrealers were snuggled up in bed Wednesday morning, others were digging out driveways and front steps in order to get out and get to work.

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Caption: Many cars were covered up to the rooftops in snow early Wednesday morning. (Annie Deir/CBC)

Many cars and even some buses and trucks were buried in snow.

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Caption: A photo taken at 8 a.m. this morning showing the snow on Depuis and Victoria in Cotes-des-Neiges. (Submitted by Tareq Shahwan)

And the situation was just as rough for commuters in the Quebec City area.

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Caption: There were many snowed-over cars in Quebec City as well. (Jean-Pierre Robin/Radio-Canada)

But Montreal pups weren't deterred by the weather, and neither were their owners.

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Caption: Jack, loves walking around in the snow in Westmount. (Submitted by Paul Marriott)

Snowy dogs were making the most of the winter weather rolling around in snow banks and frolicking in the powder.

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Caption: Kima enjoying her morning stroll along rue Dézéry in Hochelaga. (Jaela Bernstien/CBC)

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People were out early snapping photos of the winter wonderland conditions in what will likely end up being the last blizzard of the season.

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Caption: A record-setting winter storm pounded southern and central Quebec on Tuesday. (Alexandre Letendre/Radio-Canada)

Some Montrealers were stuck, unable to push their cars out and had to rely on buses, trains, metro or taxis to get where they needed to go.

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Caption: It's going to be a longer commute for some Montrealers this morning as they dig out their driveways. (Submitted by Niloo M)

Some got more than creative than others with one young man hopping on a unicycle...

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Caption: Some commuters even got a little creative when it came to getting around the snowy sidewalks. (Elias Abboud/CBC)

...while an emergency responder used a snowmobile to zip down the highway.

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Others had trouble getting past their front door, facing high snow build-up on winding steps and knee-high drifts on the curb.

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Caption: Front staircase on Greene Ave in the South West borough. (Jessica Rubinger/CBC)

It made for a good time to break out the snow pants and heavy-duty boots before having to wade in.

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Caption: "My wife arriving home before the plows were out!" (Submitted by Charlotte HG Corwin)

City snow-clearing crews were busy at work on the major highways and arteries in and around Montreal.

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Caption: Crews worked on clearing the snow on highways that had been bogged down since Tuesday night. (Alexandre Letendre/Radio-Canada)

Some city buses were stuck in snow banks for hours or even overnight.

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Caption: A bus stuck at the corner of Centre and Ropery. (Ainslie MacLellan/CBC)

Despite the rough weather, some Montrealers were able to highlight some of the more picturesque storm conditions.

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Caption: Many Montrealers were out snapping photos of the new snow this morning for what may be the last storm of the season. (Submitted by Sandrine Elev Sendt)

And even get out for a quick stroll Wednesday morning to enjoy the last snowfall before the thaw.

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Caption: Snow builds up in front of a church in Villeray Wednesday morning. (Justin Hayward/CBC)

Watch this timelapse of snow building up overnight.

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