[View the story "Snow days: Winter storm hits southern Ontario, Quebec" on Storify ]Snow days: Winter storm hits southern Ontario, Quebec Whether hunkering down indoors or heading outside to enjoy the wintry weather, Canadians in southern Ontario and Quebec flooded Twitter and Instagram with pictures of this weekend's winter storm. Here is a sampling of some of the photos: Storified by CTVNews.ca · Sun, Dec 15 2013 08:36:42
Ontario residents posted pictures of snow-covered landscapes and parks:
Niagara-on-the-Lake golf course this morning. Storm is coming. #notl #niagara #snow http://t.co/JWKo452OtCKim Manley Ort
Snow Day in #Toronto .A winter storm could dump up to 20 cm of snow on the city over the next 24 hours. http://t.co/gxCqptc5kMAngela Ioffe
More like a baby storm really. #toronto #gta #december #winter #snow #storm #photo #photos #pic #pics… http://t.co/V5w3Tc7NuXAndrée-Anne B
And Torontonians snapped photos of snow-covered buildings, streets and rooftops:
The snow has arrived in #toronto bundle up! http://t.co/dRQMqwB8JKSarah Stovold
First Snow Storm#storm #winter #love #toronto #canada http://t.co/SjFVdHCflGAkim Larcher
Winter storm hits Toronto... #snowfall http://t.co/Cx7nkFm5zzJason Wang
Post storm stillness. Pretty isn't it? Good morning #Toronto :) http://t.co/uS2UQnbRmQMegan McIver
While some Ontarians chose to stay indoors, others headed out for some fun:
Toronto'da yilin ilk kar firtinasi ile selamlasma.....Greetings to winter's first snow storm in #Toronto http://t.co/11kQd0dcJfMinor Empire
Winter is here :( #toronto #snow #snowstorm #winter #snowflakes #shovel #cold #like #dog #doggie… http://t.co/CMgmuMMd8BJeniffer Sidhu
I'm still in Ottawa but thx peeps for sharing photos of the Big Snow in #ParrySound & #Muskoka! http://t.co/FhxXYDxo2wTony Clement
No Toronto storm nor -12C with icy wind chill can keep the carolers from their festive duty and delight. http://t.co/zdvza9WtKsAlison Roy
The different modes of getting around city were well-documented:
#Toronto under a snow storm today -8°C but feels like -18 #Cuba http://t.co/mCcfD65GnOJF
And it seems like #Winter has officially hit #TORONTO http://t.co/tEn8QIgyreKINGTURBO_BOSS
And the dangerous driving conditions were captured as well:
#toronto #winter #snow #storm http://t.co/t9OAJa4pL8Shawn Christo
RT From ➨@ottawaweather WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECTOttawa (Kanata - Orléans) http://t.co/w1Ka0QalIM http://t.co/E61H6nONTgM Y L È N E
Ottawa and Montreal were also pummeled by the storm:
Snow ON the train! #canada #winter @ Toronto-to-Montreal train http://t.co/OE8tm5ZDzXRob Tyler
Ottawa residents snapped pictures of the snow falling on the nation's capital:
Ottawa en pleine neige :) ❄ #Ottawa #winter #Canada #neige #hiver #snow http://t.co/qfHZy9SLHcYasmine Reguieg
WoooHooo! Love the snow! #Ottawa http://t.co/ak8dHEFqDUOttawa Real Estate
Good Morning Ottawa! #BeautifulCity #Winter @ The Westin Ottawa http://t.co/ixqZ5LvnD5Nathalie Rodriguez
Hunkering down during this early winter snowstorm. The view from bed #Ottawa #snow #ontario @ Canadian… http://t.co/Y7rFMHqzGcStephan Telka
And many snapped photos of their pets revelling in the white stuff :
Angus doing what he loves the most - making snow angels! Feels like we're back in the Ottawa valley… http://t.co/u5CxFhaibURob Marois
Y después de 40 cm de nieve... así amanece mi backyard! #snow #ottawa #goldielove http://t.co/mqwajWuDPkKarina Romero
Happy Finnigan Snow Day! #ottawa http://t.co/PknXkG3sLJRose Simpson
No stranger to winter weather, Montrealers caught the best and worst of the storm on camera:
Winter AM #Montreal #photography http://t.co/utrSWSKVmEJack Glay
Let it snow! #mtl #montreal #snowrpnater
#mtl #montreal #snow :/Arun R
Good morning from Montreal ...#snow#crazy#unbelievable http://t.co/sGb1uAfFcYandrea pisanu
Some might disagree but tonight, #Montreal you look amazing. #Winter #Beautiful #Holidays http://t.co/vCLrCecr39Pakesso Mukash
#montréal #mtl #snowstormiscoming #quebec #winter #cold #parclafontaine http://t.co/xOCiSm65PGFranck Pierron
Beautiful. #quebec #montreal #snowstorm #snow #winter #christmas #quebec #beauty http://t.co/G26yCmERGGAnne
It's a winter wonderland in #Montreal http://t.co/jWNCR1opPhLigia Pena, CFRE
Montréal en Winterland. #Livemontreal #Montréal #Winter #Sunday #Rosemont http://t.co/OcQYV5JMisJulie Podio
C'est quand même beau ! #snow #neige #montreal #winter #canada http://t.co/hl2spLHdRaFrédéric Labelle
This Montrealer playfully captured the scope of the storm in this short video:
Do you want a white Christmas!?!?! Hahaha... winter storm 30cm in montreal..Wilstrong De Leon