Canadiana, best of Backpackers Hostels in Toronto?
Well, we didn’t get away with it. Every year (especially since Global Warming) we think we are going to be spared heavy snow and bitter cold. Last year, in fact, was the warmest in recorded history and this year looked very much to be a repeat of last winter.
Under normal circumstances Toronto gets quite a snow cover by mid-November and it persisits until spring in March. But we’ve had NO snow at all this year and the first real snowfall held off until February. It’s also bitter cold. It jhas been averaging -15C to -20C all week and the “wind chill factor” makes it feel a lot colder!
The winters have become so mild of late that it is as if we (North Americans) have forgotten how to cope with severe winter weather. What we are experiencing is merely our “normal” freezing cold, deep-snow winter. A guest of ours, Vijay from India, has been trying to leave for New York City three times over the last three days. They have cancelled all fights to JFK Airport in New York two days in a row.? Vijay left at 3:30AM to try again. I think he’ll make it today.
All three tour companies servicing our hostel cancelled their tours to Niagara Falls on Valentines Day due to heavy snow. In the past it would have taken blizzard conditions before cancelling but it seems that Global Warming has spoiled us – “sissified” us, so to speak. A light dusting of snow now seems to cripple the city and people use any lame excuse not to go out of doors.
Just heard from Vijay! He’s at the airport about to board his flight to NYC! Three tries over three days for a flight that is just over one hour distant – pitiful!