The Snow Day Survival Guide ❄️
Schools are Closed. The buses are grounded. Here is where the fun is still happening in Toronto & Montreal.
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Toronto / GTA
Status: Operational
🛍️ Shopping Malls (Likely OPEN)
Malls are private property and rarely close unless the power grid fails.
- ✓ CF Toronto Eaton Centre
- ✓ Yorkdale Mall (Subway accessible)
- ✓ Square One (Mississauga)
- ✓ Vaughan Mills (Entrances cleared)
🎬 Entertainment
- Cineplex TheatresAlmost always open. Snow days are actually their busiest days for matinees.
- The ROM & AGOUsually remain open unless public transit (TTC) stops entirely.
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Montreal / QC
Status: Underground
🚇 The Underground City (RÉSO)
The ultimate snow day refuge. Connected to the Metro, 32km of shops and food are 100% weather-proof.
- ✓ Place Montréal Trust
- ✓ Centre Eaton de Montréal
- ✓ Complexe Desjardins
🎿 Skiing & Outdoors
- Mont Saint-SauveurOnly 45 mins from Montreal. Usually open and busy on snow days!
- Mont Rigaud"The kindergarten of skiing" is great for local families.
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Heading out into the storm?
Make sure your car is ready for the slush. If you are stuck on the 401 without a snow brush, you surrendered to the storm.
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