Driving in a Halifax Blizzard, February 13, 2017

Driving around the Halifax peninsula during a blizzard on February 13, 2017.
0:00 Queen and Spring Garden; former site of the Bank of Montreal, Rogue's Roost bar, and the original Tom's Little Havana.
0:27 Spring Garden Place (left),
0:30 Park Lane (right)
0:36 Lord Nelson Hotel (right)
0:42 Victoria Park (left), Public Gardens (right)
3:46 Dalhousie University (left)
4:23 University of King's College (left)
4:53 Oxford Street
5:23 Saint Thomas Aquinas Church (right)
5:59 Shaar Shalom Synagogue (right)
6:01 Oxford Theatre
6:29 Quinpool Road
6:45 West End United Baptist Church (right)
8:21 Atlantica Hotel (right)
8:24 The Willowtree (nickname for the intersection Robie Street, Quinpool Road, Bell Road, and Cogswell Street)
9:30 Bell Road
9:41 QEII Health Sciences Centre (right)
9:47 CBC Television Halifax (right)
9:58 Citadel High School (ahead and left)
10:06 Museum of Natural History (right)
10:19 Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers (right)
10:32 Citadel High School (left), Citadel Hill (right)
12:36 Halifax Common (left)
12:56 Halifax Armoury (right)
13:10 Agricola Street
16:16 Oland Brewery (right)
17:22 Young Street
19:02 Windsor Street
19:13 Halifax Forum (left)
20:03 Faith Tabernacle Church (right)
21:44 St. Antonio's Church (right)
22:26 St. Vincent's Nursing Home (right)
22:47 Atlantica Hotel (ahead)
22:57 Quinpool Road
23:52 Vernon Street
26:16 Coburg Road
26:41 Lemarchant Street
26:41-29:00 Dalhousie University
26:56 Killam Memorial Library (right)
26:56 Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building (left)
27:39 Dalhousie Student Union Building (right)
27:51 Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building (right)
27:58 Dalhousie Arts Centre Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (left)
28:11 Goldberg Computer Science Building (right)
28:11 Schulich School of Law (left)
28:22 Nova Scotia Public Archives (right)
28:35 Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Station 2 (right)
28:46 Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry (left)
28:53 IWK Health Centre
28:58 Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation (left)
29:17 IWK Children's Hospital (right)
29:26 Nova Scotia Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre (left)
29:45 Victoria General Hospital (right)
30:03 Victoria Park (left)
30:18 South Park Street
30:25 Holy Cross Cemetery (left)
31:43 Young Avenue
33:13 Driver stuck in the snow
33:40 Point Pleasant Park (ahead and left)
34:19 Tower Road
35:41-37:49 St. Mary's University(left)
36:20 Halifax Grammar School (right)
37:06 Inglis Street
37:37 Inglis Street Elementary (right)
37:56 Robie Street
38:27 Gorsebrook Junior High School (right)
38:59 Dalhousie Faculty of Dentristy (right)
40:27 Camp Hill Cemetery (right)
41:06 Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Hospital (left)
42:10 Wanderer Grounds (ahead)
42:38 Public Gardens (left)
43:35 Sacred Heart School (right), Spring Garden Road
44:56 Lord Nelson Hotel (left)
46:22 Halifax Public Library (right)
46:41 Dalhousie Sexton Campus (right)
46:39 Nova Scotia Provincial Court (right)
46:45 St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica (left)
46:52 The Old Burying Ground (right)
47:10 Barrington Street
48:16 St. Paul's Anglican Church (left)
48:26 Grand Parade (left)
48:36 City Hall (left)
49:05 Duke Street
49:07 Granville Square (left)
49:09 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (left)
49:16 Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (ahead)
49:24 Hollis Street
49:36 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (left)
49:37 Province House, Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly (right)
51:09 Four Points Sheraton Hotel (right), Courtyard by Mariott Hotel (left)
52:33 The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, VIA Rail station (left then on right)
52:09 Lower Water Street, Discovery Centre (right)
54:03 Alexander Keith's (left)
54:36 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (right)
55:00 Halifax Transit Ferry Terminal (right)
55:14 Historic Properties (right)
55:22 Halifax Mariott Harbourfront Hotel (right)
55:24 Cogswell Interchange
56:07 Homewood Suites Hilton Hotel (left)
56:17 Halifax Regional Police Headquarters (left)
56:21 Centennial Pool (ahead, left)
56:30 Gottingen Street
56:50 Global Television Halifax (left)
56:56 Metropolitan Regional Housing Authority (right)
57:01 Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre (left)
57:13 Dalhousie Legal Aid (right)
58:23 North Memorial Public Library (right)
59:07 Canadian Forces Base Stadacona (right)
1:00:07 St. Mark's Anglican Church (left)
1:00:08 Shambhala School (right)
1:01:13 Hydrostone Market (right)
1:03:15 Getting stuck in the snow
1:06:32 Canadian Forces Base Windsor Park (right)
1:06:42 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (right)
1:07:47 Oxford Street
1:09:57 North Street Gospel Hall (right)
1:10:03 Oxford School (left)
1:11:33 Oxford Theatre (right)
1:14:58 Dalhousie University (left), University of King's College (left)
1:15:20 Beth Israel Synagogue (right)
1:15:30 Ambrae Academy (right)
1:15:41 First Baptist Church (right)
1:16:24 Wickwire Field
1:16:27 Dalplex
1:17:38 IWK Health Centre (left), Gorsebrook Junior High School (right)
1:17:56 IWK Children's Hospital (left)
1:18:43 Victoria General Hospital (left)

[@Lavenderhyde2222]

Thank you for taking the opportunity to drive around and videotape this. I used to live in Wyoming and miss the long drive through the pass during winter, all the sounds of the wind and windshield wipers and the car, so It is so nice to be able to sit and listen to this. Thank you

[@brigittederoch]

I did all my ironing while you were driving. The windshield wipers sound kept me going and they were very meditating. Thank you!

[@tsiamitrosgiannis4474]

Incredible my friend. Thank you. Grretings from Greece

[@crazygoatlady4287]

Oh how I miss the East Coast. I was there for a month two years ago in the summer and just fell in love. Felt more like home than Ontario does. Be safe and thank you so much for sharing

[@CptSchmidt]

Come back soon, Patricia :) And thanks for watching!

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

Loved your video. It was like riding with you and seeing a place I had never been to before. I am in Florida, and the snow looks wonderful to me. I would love to see now again! lol. Thank you for sharing ! :)

[@CptSchmidt]

Thanks :) I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@liezelhorn6414]

I live in Sunny Cape Town, no snow ever, luv you r vid, now I can say I was driving in the snow ;)

[@romevicki1]

Loved your video.....I was riding right there and didn't have to do the driving.....fantastic views and so relaxing....the wipers almost put me to sleep.

[@terrimabrey93]

Relaxing in what is treacherous weather. Thanks. Enjoyed view of town.

[@cameronlovesevolve]

Woo halifax! Oxford street forever in my heart 5:59

[@II-ug3uo]

Great video , thank you for no music no music and for the odd belch/burp now and again , made me laugh , I loved your reaction when the guy withthe mini digger was clearing snow and you gave him time to work away and he left a dump of snow in your path and your only comment was " thanks " . I would have used a few expletives. Lol . Thanks for an enjoyably relaxing video . You City looks beautiful by the way . Hello 👋 from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@CptSchmidt]

Haha thanks. I should have edited those burps out. I was taking cod liver oil pills at the time and they made me extremely gassy. Very embarrassing!

[@winterlove4750]

This is amazing friend... And your driving skill is amazing too.

[@Enzoid19]

i love your video.. im a new immigrant in NS.. me & my family arrived last july & i LOVE it here! its going to be our first time to experience snow..

[@CptSchmidt]

Welcome :) I hope you and your family love it here!

[@bcherbs]

LOL @ 00:50 Street sign reads south park, and Kenny crosses right in front of you!!

[@ChemistryAtomistic]

2:12 - Summer street. LOL.

[@susann.1618]

I saw & thought that same thing.

[@Sharkdisplay]

I really love your video. Very brave. Thanks for sharing.

[@bdgoins1]

Thanks for posting I enjoy the "no drama"

[@deidrediane9594]

Beautiful drive in the snow. I think I prefer to watch from a window while sitting in my recliner with a good book and a glass of cognac.

[@Idunthevalkyrie]

ohhh wow I am downloading your video so I can watch it later in the warmth of my easy chair and with a Steam Whistle be safe

[@Idunthevalkyrie]

reminds me of a tune form 'Annie get your Gun' 'There's snow business like snow business' but maybe Annie should get her shovel - LOL scary in parts my friend but well driven be safe

[@CptSchmidt]

LOL Thanks very much and, if you can believe it, we have another 15-20cm on the way tonight and tomorrow!

[@Idunthevalkyrie]

yup saw it on the CTV news this evening isnt this the second or 3rd year in a row for snow-capades stay safe

[@BrokebackBob]

CptSchmidt Really great video!! Was everything pretty much closed up? Cheers from Bloomington, IN US! Nova Scotia is on my retirement travel itinerary.

[@CptSchmidt]

Yep, everything was closed. Even the buses were off the roads for two days. When I got stuck just after 1:03:10, I was trying to get into the 24/7 Burger King, which turned out to be closed lol

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

I know how fun this can be. I could break the trail of fresh snow with my jacked up FJ Cruiser for hours. It's quite thrilling. Stopped and helped people along the way as needed.

[@BeyondChange]

Welcome to Canadian Weather. We get this Weather all the Time During Winter.

[@sharonbarns8957]

this video is so relaxing love it

[@bazilCyclist]

Atmospheric video!

[@drake8065]

good vid, if we had snow like that in Seattle every thing would be at a stand still

[@squamishfish]

The snow in Halifax looks a lot dryer then what we get in Vancouver bc and Seattle, as you know when it snows in our 2 cities it starts as rain a lot of times then the roads freeze up and we get the heavy wet snow ,

[@aelrwp5546]

U made me feel as I'm driving the whole way ..it's breath taking Love t see all time because here in Pakistan I suffered in summer even 54 degree Memories are too worst that I can enjoy this drive even in winter with-2

[@85308arizonaboy]

Thanks for pointing out everyone that didn't have a "sick" day.....

[@JohntheNobleSavage]

Strange that none of the buildings had one light on yet the traffic lights appeared to all be working perfectly. Great video. I wouldn't mind going through a winter there providing that I would never have to leave my dwelling - I bet the sleeping is great!

[@MrFanderwald]

so beautiful ...

[@cindyturpitz3256]

Very nice

[@eastcoastdriving5598]

It's interesting how different the snow accumulation was just by going slightly inland, I live in the Hammonds Plains/ Tantallon region and we easily got over 80+ cm of snow, my car was nearly buried under a snow drift, I was called crazy when I willingly went out and drive to timmies in the storm we got back on Friday. But even this a little much for me, I hunkered and rode it out.

[@hcmaclean777]

Fall River as well, although , if this is Monday AM , it was before the worst of the snowfall.

[@CptSchmidt]

Yeah, this was maybe a third or a quarter of what we got in total. I went out just a little after noon. I like driving in the snow :)

[@eastcoastdriving5598]

I don't blame you for that, I'm the same here, there is an odd tranquility to driving on the back roads out where I live when it snows, kind of puts you in a relaxed state if you will. Kind of the same feeling when driving in rain during the summer.

[@electric-lemonade]

PLEASE UPLOAD MORE, I just love to watch this snow blizzard videos, but there no videos on you channel for 3 years now, please please upload

[@lydiapetra1211]

It's close to a 100 degree outside and I am watching a blizzard...lol..

[@gooscooby5988]

Interesting as I live in Halifax in the U.K. We used to have winters like this, but not anymore. It just rains !

[@antonykahil]

It was insane! 70cm is a little much

[@homi7760]

Here i am in florida and all we ever get is stupid rain lol good video i really wish i lived in a place where it snowed.

[@Ms40Watts]

Until you had to dig yourself out and freeze your arse off in the process…. I'll trade you… :)

[@Soturi92]

Ms40Watts you sissy lol!!! We live in places that we know get cold and snowy. Why bitch? LOL that’s like complaining about the heat when you live in Phoenix

[@Soturi92]

Homicidal snow is not horrible. Tis the season. Just like Spring flowers and fall colors. It’s just another pretty season. In Michigan it’s not as bad as this. Yeah it snows about 50-120 inches of snow every winter but it isn’t normal to have this type of snowstorm. We get the fat snowflakes and breezy lake effect snow. Less treacherous lol (this is a blizzard)

[@kathyborden5107]

Hi like and day today happy are the to up for can me you is ok my You your can ok my can day today of ok like of yes you can me were the 🇨🇦 we the there you is into

[@jsnbdr]

Tomorrow is Thanks Giving 2018 and it is doing the same thing right now here in Vermont. Sure is pretty though. :)

[@TheTrafficTech]

I was out in this too! Had to check out Lawrencetown, it was pretty epic. Lots of whiteout conditions though!

[@CptSchmidt]

I thought about taking a drive into Dartmouth. I wish I'd gone out to Lawrencetown!

[@TheTrafficTech]

CptSchmidt It was pretty awesome. I'll get my buddy to send me his footage of the waves! All the snow is packed into the truck today though :( I'll probably be back out for another drive tomorrow too!

[@daciatravel.647]

Remek videó Gratulálok! 🚘

[@vaidute2576]

ok this is my dream weather

[@andrewmastrandonas5123]

I know this is Halifax, but after living in Washington, DC for 17 years, this looks a lot like DC!

[@franceinegelven677]

I miss snow! I’m in S. Texas. But I am from Missouri. Most of life

[@Xanthopteryx]

And this is a perfect example of why SAE Level 5 (fully autonomous driving) is waaaaaay in the future. I'm not sure even ten years is enough for that (and for the main stream people, definitely more than ten years).

[@Xanthopteryx]

Oh thy winter classic sound: "squig" "squigck" and sometimes "squickkrrr" Nobel prize to the one who can create wipers that work perfectly in ALL weather!

[@meredithbenjamin6694]

Lol

[@sandramccoy491]

Omg what snow. Glad u made this video

[@CptSchmidt]

Thanks, Sandra.

[@sandramccoy491]

Can u make more video like this. ? Stay safe

[@CptSchmidt]

I will make more as soon as we get some snow :)

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

If you like snow videos, then here's an old one from my hometown : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZakk2Cwrcl-pq8

[@sandramccoy491]

thank u

[@NAJLEPSZEDISCOPOLOLIVE357]

«Отлично! Это видео действительно помогает мне расслабиться и почувствовать себя хорошо после тяжелого рабочего дня».

[@Stoned2072]

"Cool" video - good job !

[@cindyturpitz3256]

Nice video.greetings from germany

[@introvertniy_ekstravert]

amazing

[@karlosvarga4319]

So beautiful)

[@MBLRStudios]

I really loved this video. I just have 1 question. What vehicle were you driving?

[@CptSchmidt]

Thanks. I was driving a Volvo XC70.

[@richeyrich]

what kind of car are you driving? sure goes through the snow with ease!!

[@CptSchmidt]

Volvo XC70 :)

[@paxwallacejazz]

Like Halifax it's cool .

[@MrBlack.]

Sheesh, How can people live in these conditions? I use to live in Northern Ontario in conditions much like this (all the time) until I reached 17 years old and scrammed out of there westbound all the way to the Pacific Ocean at warp 9 and never ever looked back. I've never been subjected to these conditions since then -> circa 1971. I wouldn't survive 5 minutes in those conditions now. Downtown Westend Vancouver NEVER gets anything like this... thank heavens. *Burrrrrrr shivers shakes*

[@rdemmanuel2012]

a great weather to watch all the episodes of a series in netflix

[@abraaoghinzelli8100]

Uma grande aventura dirigir nestas condições. Brasil, Curitiba - Abraão

[@kathyborden5107]

Hi like and day today of can me my you is into one ok were we you your can me

[@kathyborden5107]

Hi like and day today happy love Kathy Borden 🇨🇦❤️

[@weatheradmirer6185]

Great weather conditions...

[@youtold7727]

If you allow your windshield a little more time to get wet your wipers won’t squeak so bad

[@simonhebert4089]

45:50 Burp lol

[@CptSchmidt]

#embarrassing I was on a cod liver oil regimen that gave me bad gas :l

[@patrickrancourt4782]

Gr8 couragous driver on This hell called ""winter "" and others weathers coastal anomalies !!!!! From NB until NFLD : Your really strong citizen to endure this plague i tell you !!!!! God bless and protect Atlantic provinces !!!!!

[@bdgoins1]

I'm surprised to see how many people are out in it

[@warrenchoi9174]

2020 now I'm watching ,

[@koru9780]

It is a blizzard. The snow is sticking to all the building fronts. This does not happen in just any old snow storm.

[@cecilmills9050]

Memories

[@kathyborden5107]

Hi like and day today happy can ok good ok my you your one up me and of day you you see is into is are ok

[@WorldinFocus360]

How many days this kind of weather in city throughout year

[@CptSchmidt]

Maybe about a week or two.

[@topaciot]

Hello CptSchmidt, what kind of car did you take for this drive? Nice video btw!

[@CptSchmidt]

A Volvo XC70. Thanks for watching :)

[@topaciot]

CptSchmidt Contemplating the idea of immigrating from Germany into NS. Your videos are very interesting. Thanks for posting!

[@paxwallacejazz]

What kind of car are we in?

[@CptSchmidt]

A Volvo XC70

[@ephraimboateng5239]

in montreal we got 27 cm from this storm.

[@soulandfire9252]

I imagine that rattling sounds your teeth! Great film!

[@meredithbenjamin6694]

Thanks, I like riding in the snow, and I don't have to wear a coat or do the driving. You can talk to us. It's ok. :D

[@dudeman69abc123]

I did that after white juan. Cool video.lol

[@appellantspark7773]

White car in front in snow with no lights on ?

[@chrisw443]

hey thats my birthday, Glad I gave you a blizzard, sorry lol

[@savonnaestreet]

How is it driving up those steep hills in the winter time? Do people ever get stuck and not make it up?

[@CptSchmidt]

Lots of people get stuck, especially the buses because the city doesn't think it's necessary to install winter tires on them. If you have winter tires and use your senses, the odds of getting stuck or losing control are actually pretty low.

[@savonnaestreet]

CptSchmidt would you recommend a certain type of vehicle to make it easier or a certain type of tire?

[@CptSchmidt]

Really any kind of vehicle is okay if you're smart about it. Having winter tires makes a huge difference; you can get snow tires with different kinds of tread, and you can even get studded tires which are the best.Just drive whatever makes you the most comfortable. RWD vehicles generally perform poorly in snow and ice. AWD is good in snow and 4WD is better. There is a myth that a lot of people believe, and that's that you can carelessly drive trucks and SUVs in these conditions and not have to worry; it doesn't matter what you drive-without adjusting your driving for the conditions, the risk of a crash greatly amplifies.

[@tennisclashindiankites]

Country n city ?

[@mariaaparecidaribeiro2164]

Vitoria Ribeiro, imaginando levantando às cinco da manhã 😮

[@azphilip1960]

What vehicle are you driving?

[@CptSchmidt]

A Volvo XC70.

[@GSXBOY99]

What were you driving?

[@CptSchmidt]

Volvo XC70

[@mightylonesome9426]

Would this classify as a snow day for school children?

[@CptSchmidt]

Yes

[@marinamiranda5645]

How long does the snow season last in Nova Scotia?

[@CptSchmidt]

It's cold for about 7 months of year, and we get snow for about 3-4 months of those 7.

[@marinamiranda5645]

CptSchmidt I see. Thanks.

[@hebneh]

Occasionally the complete lack of any visible human activity suggests a post-apocalypse situation, except in that case the roads wouldn't be cleared.

[@janejames9173]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jchill5229]

love your video but had to mute it because the wipers drove me crazy.... I can't believe there are so many people out walking. Cool video pun intended ; )

[@churchboy3863]

Be safe please

[@CptSchmidt]

Thanks, Mark :) Peace to you.

[@andrewhowden5826]

In weather like this, is everyone told to stay at home ?

[@Xanthopteryx]

In Sweden, when there is a weather like this, everything goes on as usual. Of course some delays but with the larger streets full of cars in traffic, it's not easy keeping the surface in a good condition.

[@misskitty8510]

Awesome! Glad I'm not driving!

[@drake8065]

do one in 2018 lol

[@CptSchmidt]

Thanks, Drake. I will :)

[@vazhanatroshvili7523]

nice

[@cameronwashington2623]

i turned 10 that day

[@MrQuigster2]

This weather is nasty and beautiful at the same time !!Great ol Maritimes

[@churchboy3863]

How cold is it there

[@CptSchmidt]

It's supposed to go down to -14 tonight.

[@franksweets1859]

Nun ja, also vom Wetter her ist es ein unangenehmer Tag im Erzgebirge, nichts besonderes. Schhnee fehlt . Aber schöner Video.

[@Xytium]

Why can't it ever snow like this where I live? Ugh.

[@finnmacdonald4439]

It sucks trust me

[@DavidCarter1420]

. no it doesn't

[@chilllbro8782]

I wouldn’t say blizzard but yes, it snowed lol

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

1:19 AND 30 seconds!! Do you have any idea just how long that truly is when you no control of the volume and all you hear are the windshield WIPERS!!!!!!!!

[@CptSchmidt]

You actually do have control of the volume and how long you choose to watch.

[@jakesanity]

is this FWD or AWD?

[@CptSchmidt]

AWD

[@1954crc]

At 45:52 "Excuse me!" Also at 46:32.

[@AffaGraphics]

That was nothing compared to up here in the valley lol

[@patrickpearl169]

AffaGraphics i grew up in the city. Born in the valley moved back in mid 20"s From my experience and I'm almost 50 valley gets more snow more often. Halifax just takes bigger storms. As the storms slide up the coast. Unless its a nor easter Then the valley gets blasted

[@patrickpearl169]

I used to drive rear pack garbage truck in every one of the areas you're showing here in this weather too

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

AS THE NWS SAID, DO NOT DRIVE UNLESS YOU NEED TO

[@lydiapetra1211]

So many people are walking on the street....more people than cars....

[@finnmacdonald4439]

Why didnt you just stay inside?

[@CptSchmidt]

I like driving in the snow. It's the only way to get better at it.

[@finnmacdonald4439]

For practice?

[@CptSchmidt]

Yep, and for fun.

[@georgiasmith64]

A blizzard is usually available at your local Dairy Queen (just trying to help)