Well, for all those out there wondering what it’s like in Ottawa wonder no more. The New York Times decided to write up on our little “Winter from Hell”. Gotta love the picture of Luc Guertin, though, and his 18+ft snow wall . Tons of Snow Test a Place Where Cold is No Stranger (registration, free, required) To enjoy a shot of our neighbourhood, here’s what it looks like after the recent melt off! Those banks are about 10ft high, they used to be about 14′ high but it’s been raining today and reasonably mild the last couple of weeks. And during that storm in early March — this was halfway through, with another 20+cm on its way.