#VancouverSnowStorm2020 captures the highs and lows of a coastal snow day

Let's recap some of the finest moments on the Twitter hashtag

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Caption: A child, free from school, toboggans on a closed street in East Vancouver after a heavy snowfall on Jan. 15, 2020. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

When it snows in Vancouver, what's the first thing we do?
It's not getting snow tires, clearing our sidewalks or plowing our streets.
No, it's tweeting.
The Twitter hashtag #VancouverSnowStorm2020(external link) is a portal into the shenanigans that our fair coastal city has endured throughout this chaotic week.
The name alone points to our flair for theatrics. Fifteen centimetres of snow and -5 C weather, you say? Snow. Storm. 2020.
Let's look back at some of the finest moments.

Who needs a shovel in Vancouver when you can use, er, a folding chair?

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Twitter: the best place to grumble about transit

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In case you were wondering why your bus was late

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The next best commuting option: cross-country skiing

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There are angels walking among us

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We worked out all summer for this moment

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Take us back to Christmas, when Vancouver was but merely a moderate oceanic climate.

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Extremely necessary animal snow content

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Vancouver police officers are settling bets by throwing snow on each other's faces. Alright.

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Of course, we forgot how to drive.

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This hashtag is a space for surprisingly nuanced insights.

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A place of introspection.

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And a forum to revive a classic debate.

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Well, that was fun. See you all again Thursday for Snowmaggedon Round Two.