The snowball that ate Saskatoon
Imagine if all that snow was rolled into giant snow boulders
CBC News
Posted: Feb 7, 2013 9:28 PM CST
Last Updated: Feb 7, 2013 9:21 PM CST
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No doubt, it's been a wicked winter in Saskatchewan — snow piles are everywhere and the roofs are groaning with the white stuff.
Among Saskatchewan's major cities, Regina has been hit the hardest with 140 centimetres of snow.
As of Feb. 6, Prince Albert had been hammered with 129 centimetres, while Saskatoon was digging its way through an accumulated 100 centimetres.
So let's do a little thought experiment: If we were to gather all the snow in each of those cities, how big of a snowball could we make?
Below, you'll see the result —one massive snowball for each of our three biggest cities.
Toronto's CN Tower, Canada's tallest building, is shown for comparison.
(Graphic by Andre Mougeot/CBC)
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