Did you venture out to work or school today?
If so, you were probably met with a rather difficult, if not impossible commute. While the Ministry of Transportation has advised drivers to stay off the roads, TransLink has stated its customers ought to stay home, too.
Nevertheless, a number of locals braved the elements, and have shared their 'snowpocolypse' photos and videos on social media. Earlier this morning, a video was shared on Twitter of a group of people trying to push a bus up a hill. Now, @Banforeignoen1 has tweeted an image of 20 buses stuck on Granille Street and the Granville Street Bridge headed south bound. The poster advises, "Take the train if you can, it'll be a while."
Another poster shared an image of an actual snow bunny.20 buses stuck on Granville and Granville bridge South bound. Take the train if you can, it'll be a while.
— Banforeignownership (@Banforeignowne1)
Have a look at some more photos and videos of Metro Vancouver's snow madness.At least 5cm of new in right now (4:45am). And it’s still falling! The bunnies are having fun.
— BEN WILSON (@benwilson1130)
More snow adventures... here's a close call on Parker in Burnaby. I saw this pickup barrelling down the road, blasting through the intersection and stepped aside well enough in advance, but still.
— Gian-Paolo Mendoza (@gpsmendoza)
In 15 years, this is only the second time has looked like this. coming down sideways and the road is covered.
— Ryan Voutilainen (@RyanVoutilainen)
Stay home if you can unless you are properly equipped.
It's not a good day to be a bus driver in Vancouver...or a transit supervisor. Look at their teamwork though 馃鉁婐煆� Thanks for doing your best to get people to their destinations during
— Lee Hyndman (@OnTheLeeSide)
!!! The platform at the Gilmore Millennium Line station is completely snowed over
— Simon Little (@simonplittle)
where is everybody 馃槶馃槶
— jub鈦� (@hobisjub)
Snowing for what feels like 5 hours now it's just crazy
— Elvar 馃嚚馃嚘 (@ImRavle)
If you can stay at home this morning, do it. The 555 can’t even make it up Austin Avenue. Four had to be abandoned. Roads are in bad shape, SkyTrain is delayed too.
— Nathan Pachal (@npachal)
ever heard of weather stripping?
— Terrell Norris (@TerrellNorris27)
If you are wondering where all the buses are.
— Mike McDonald (@BCMikeMcD)
He's shoveling snow with a folding chair. If this ain't west coast I don't know what is.
— Kahlil Ashanti (@kahlilashanti)
Welcome to the West Broadway parking lot.
— Gregor Young (@GregorYoung)
Why was the snow on a major street like 41st not cleared? Good job for the translink driver to make it up the hill at Kingsway and 41st
— Will (@5588will)
Hey Vancouver. 4x4 isn't impervious to ice. 鉂�
— Felix Kay (@TheFelixKay)
Vancouver? Snow? Buses going up an incline? Fuhgeddaboudit!
— Alex Migdal (@alexem)
I think about 10 busses stoped on hill At Haiatings and Boundary.
— Jerod Killick 鈸� (@JerodKillick)
Eleven buses stuck on a hill heading to 555 route stuck.
— Ted Field (@tedfieldglobal)
Looks like I am using the Subaru today.
— Keith Rispin馃嚚馃嚘 (@Keithrispin)
