Like most (all?) people in Montreal, I woke up this morning, looked out my window, and saw one thing: lots and lots of snow. READ ALSO: If You Live In Montreal, You Gotta Go See This House Decorated In Thousands Of Christmas Lights And, I don't know why, but I was absolutely blown away by how beautiful it was. Legit, it looks like we're living in a snow globe, or some kind of winter wonderland. A photo posted by Emlyn|Montreal|West of Ireland (@mutenye) on Dec 12, 2016 at 7:14am PST This isn't the first snow of the year in Montreal - that happened in November - but it's every bit as magical, if not more. Which I get is kind of a weird thing to say. Usually, I'm all like, "snow!? More like s'no, am I right?" but recently I've been really feeling how magical Montreal looks under that thick white blanket of snow. A photo posted by olivier martel savoie (@une_olive) on Dec 12, 2016 at 7:14am PST I'm not the only one who thinks this way, either. Usually, pretty much everyone I know complains about the snow. But this year, everyone's said the same thing: it's made the city look incredibly beautiful. Like something out of a movie, almost. A photo posted by ~✨Elaina✨~ (@doughnutdogwarrior) on Dec 12, 2016 at 6:36am PST I couldn't quite put my finger on why this shift happened, but then I realized that Montreal's been going through some stuff lately. A photo posted by * * Trav-man Atl . ImaReady . (@travis_2020) on Dec 12, 2016 at 5:39am PST Other than the usual, "small" issues (construction), we've also added a less-than-festive "Charlie Brown" official Christmas tree to the mix, and a hilarious winter traffic pile-up... both of which have made their way around the globe. A video posted by Caribou et Pancake (@caribouetpancake) on Dec 12, 2016 at 6:50am PST So we kind of needed a gorgeous winter snowstorm, I feel, to help us forget about everything, and to help remind us that Montreal is actually one seriously beautiful, awesome city. A photo posted by Marco Manna (@marco3139) on Dec 12, 2016 at 6:19am PST ... At least for a little while. A photo posted by Andrew Taylor (@montrealandy) on Dec 12, 2016 at 5:38am PST Add mtlblog on Snapchat.