Up to 1ft of snow fell in parts of the south east and the Pennines while most of the country was blanketed in at least four inches of it.If only I had my "street" skis (as opposed to early-season, rock skis).Forecasters are warning of worse to come and the Arctic blizzards are being treated as an "extreme weather event".
The Met Office said that it was the most widespread snowfall in Britain for 18 years.
With bus and train services out of action and drivers urged to stay off the roads, a handful of commuters took to skiing through the streets of London.
UPDATE 2:49pm BST: Do check out the snow-covered pictures of London posted by my flatmate, Seb.
Ice Age: Part 1Last year, my brother, Matt, and I lived in a snowbound cabin the entire winter. From the time snow first fell in November, it persisted--w/o major melt--until April. One could climb, from the snow piles on either side of the entry, with very little difficulty, right onto the roof. The wild turkeys took shelter underneath our deck.
Ice Age: Part 2
Ice Age: Part 3
Ice Age: Part 4
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All of this is to say: I've seen snow, but I've never seen Londoners in snow, and let me tell you, it's great.
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