Slideshow: 19 haunting, fun and beautiful photos of Toronto in the snow
Slideshow: 19 haunting, fun and beautiful photos of Toronto in the snow
By Matthew Fox | February 11, 2014
By Matthew Fox | 02/11/2014
The winter of 2013-14 has been a snowy one. We won’t know the final centimetre-by-centimetre totals for a few months yet, but if water-cooler complaints and streetcar breakdowns are any indication, Torontonians have had enough of the white stuff for this season. But with six weeks left to go before spring officially begins (thanks a bunch, Wiarton Willie ), perhaps the city should look on the bright side. We asked readers to send us pictures of the city in the snow, capturing the fun and beauty of it all for us to share. Here, a collection of the images submitted to us from our Flickr pool , our Facebook page and via email.
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259081 Toronto Fire Services boat <em>William Lyon Mackenzie</em> returns to base in Toronto harbour (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/andy-i/12141377404/in/pool-967572@N21/">Andrew Illingworth</a>) Ice Boat https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ice-Boat-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ice-Boat.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ice-Boat.jpg 1000 562 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/ice-boat/ ice-boat 0 0
(Image: Andrew Illingworth )
259076 February 6: a foggy day in Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/12342234255/in/pool-967572@N21/">Phil Marion</a>) Mourning Light https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cemetary-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cemetary.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cemetary.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/cemetary/ cemetary 0 0
(Image: Phil Marion )
259078 A frisky dog takes advantage of the winter (Image: <a href="http://thevegetarianginger.com/">Veronica Sheppard</a>) Jump! https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dog-Jump-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dog-Jump.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dog-Jump.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/dog-jump/ dog-jump 0 0
(Image: Veronica Sheppard )
259074 Cars zip up and down a snowy hill in Toronto (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thru_the_night/12261137493/in/pool-967572@N21/">Kiril Strax</a>) Curvy Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Car-Lights-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Car-Lights.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Car-Lights.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/car-lights/ car-lights 0 0
(Image: Kiril Strax )
259075 A cardinal tries to keep warm during a mid-winter snowfall in Toronto (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dqcphoto/12180414403/in/pool-967572@N21/">DQC Photo</a>) Red on White https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cardinal-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cardinal.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cardinal.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/cardinal/ cardinal 0 0
(Image: DQC Photo )
259072 A devoted cyclist does his best to make it through downtown Toronto on February 5, 2014 (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sigma/12336230415/in/pool-967572@N21/">Chris Smart</a>) Slush https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bike-in-Slush-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bike-in-Slush.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bike-in-Slush.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/bike-in-slush/ bike-in-slush 0 0
(Image: Chris Smart )
259080 Snowy Front Street is momentarily lit by a beam of sunshine (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/g026r/12282352505/in/pool-967572@N21/">g026r</a>) Gooderham https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Flatiron-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Flatiron.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Flatiron.jpg 1000 654 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/flatiron-2/ flatiron-2 0 0
(Image: g026r )
259089 Sugar Beach, one of the city's newest lakeside parks, patiently waits out the winter (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/towniebrit/12282244055/in/pool-967572@N21/">Nicky Jameson</a>) Waiting for Summer https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Sugar-Beach-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Sugar-Beach.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Sugar-Beach.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/sugar-beach-2/ sugar-beach-2 0 0
(Image: Nicky Jameson )
259082 A frozen Lake Ontario under some glorious beams of sunlight (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/snaphappyexpat/12134708013/in/pool-967572@N21/">SnapHappyExpat</a>) Cracks Appearing https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ice-on-Lake-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ice-on-Lake.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ice-on-Lake.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/ice-on-lake/ ice-on-lake 0 0
(Image: SnapHappyExpat )
259083 Footprints lead around Todmorden Mills, in the east end, on a chilly February night (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thru_the_night/12263507784/in/pool-967572@N21/">Kiril Strax</a>) Winter's Night https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Mill-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Mill.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Mill.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/mill/ mill 0 0
(Image: Kiril Strax )
259087 Making the most of the last weeks of winter (Image: Carrie Brookes) Snow Fort https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Snow-Fort-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Snow-Fort.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Snow-Fort.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/snow-fort/ snow-fort 0 0
(Image: Carrie Brookes)
259079 The Don Valley looking stark in black and white (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/andy-i/12229344003/in/pool-967572@N21/">Andrew Illingworth</a>) Out of Place https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Don-Valley-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Don-Valley.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Don-Valley.jpg 1000 560 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/don-valley/ don-valley 0 0
(Image: Andrew Illingworth )
259073 Two cars and a bike pass through the intersection at King West and Bay (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sigma/12361847974/in/pool-967572@N21/">Chris Smart</a>) Car and Bike https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Car-and-Bike-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Car-and-Bike.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Car-and-Bike.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/car-and-bike/ car-and-bike 0 0
(Image: Chris Smart )
259084 Skaters on the rink in front of city hall at Nathan Phillips Square (Image: Michael Da Re) Around and Around https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Nathan-Phillips-Sq-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Nathan-Phillips-Sq.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Nathan-Phillips-Sq.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/nathan-phillips-sq/ nathan-phillips-sq 0 0
(Image: Michael Da Re)
259085 A discarded chair looks lonely against the snow and skyline of Toronto (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/7931704936/in/pool-967572@N21/">Phil Marion</a>) Chair on the Snow https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Skyline-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Skyline.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Skyline.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/skyline-2/ skyline-2 0 0
(Image: Phil Marion )
259086 A pedestrian protects herself from the falling snow in Riverdale (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bugatto/12310650826/in/pool-967572@N21/">Dominic Bugatto</a>) Snow Falls on Logan Ave. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Snow-Falls-on-Logan-St-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Snow-Falls-on-Logan-St.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Snow-Falls-on-Logan-St.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/snow-falls-on-logan-st/ snow-falls-on-logan-st 0 0
(Image: Dominic Bugatto )
259077 A dog looks out at a frigid Lake Ontario (Image: Gillian Welsh) A Day at the Beach https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dog-at-Water-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dog-at-Water.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dog-at-Water.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/dog-at-water/ dog-at-water 0 0
(Image: Gillian Welsh)
259088 The sun gives an orange hue to a row of houses, just beyond the toboggan runs (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bugatto/12330200863/in/pool-967572@N21/">Dominic Bugatto</a>) Withrow Park https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Street-and-Light-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Street-and-Light.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Street-and-Light.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/street-and-light/ street-and-light 0 0
(Image: Dominic Bugatto )
259090 Tim Hortons, ice and snow: Canada in a single image (Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/otkammah/12138888253/in/pool-967572@N21/">Othman Kammah</a>) Canada https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Tim-Hortons-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Tim-Hortons.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Tim-Hortons.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-in-the-snow-pictures/slide/tim-hortons/ tim-hortons 0 0
(Image: Othman Kammah )