10 of the strongest snowfalls in history

Heavy snowfall is able to paralyze even the largest city in a matter of hours — the road sweeps snow, people can't get to work or home, the products are unable to deliver to stores, power lines fail under the weight of the adhering snow. Somewhere and communal services work better in it, but the fact remains — despite technological advances, humanity is still too vulnerable before the disaster strikes. We collected the best 10 snowfalls ever recorded in the world. Most of them were hit on the American continent.

Chicago, USA, 1967 — 58 centimeters of snow

Ontario and Quebec, Canada, 1971 — 61 centimeters of snow

Boston, USA, 1978 — 69 inches of snow

The area of the Catskill mountains and the Appalachians, 1993 — 127 centimeters of snow

Saratoga springs, USA, 1888 — 147 inches of snow

The state of new York, USA, 2014 — 150 inches of snow

Lhunze, Tibet, 2008 — 182 centimetres of snow

New England, United States, 1717 — 274 inches of snow

Mount Shasta, United States, 1959 — 480 inches of snow

Buffalo, USA, 1977 — 506 centimeters of snow