I’m from Denmark and I usually think of myself as used to snow – and a lot of snow. So when everyone began talking about Juno, “the storm of the century”, I though, how bad can it be? Well, Juno really meant business! From Monday afternoon to Wednesday morning, I think we got on average about two feet of snow (that’s 60 cm!). The university closed down from Monday afternoon, canceling all classes, not starting again until Thursday morning.

People stocking up the day before the storm

I went out into the “storm” on Tuesday to take some pictures. It wasn’t in any way dangerous to walk around outside, the wind was nowhere near a storm, but all the snow blew around, reducing the visibility to a few hundred meters. It was a strange experience walking around during the storm, because the streets were completely empty (except for snow of course). The only vehicles on the roads were snow plows and occasional emergency vehicles. I even saw a guy jogging in the middle of Commonwealth Avenue, which is usually filled with cars.

Tuesday morning

Wednessday – most of the snow have been plowed away from the streets

There are piles of snow like this everywhere now!