Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - If you watch the brigades of dump trucks moving around the City of Buffalo long enough, it's hard not to hear the song 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' in your head.
It is mesmerizing to see the trucks, packed with gnarly mounds of snow, line up in a traffic jam along the Buffalo Outer Harbor and at the Buffalo Central Terminal, dumping the graying snow and returning to get more.
What's left behind are mountains of snow that will take months to melt.
At the Central Terminal in East Buffalo, the snow truly looks like a mountain with a peak that's become a sightseeing stop since the travel ban was lifted. And along the Outer Harbor, the giant snow pile resembles a giant ramp that shrouds views of Lake Erie, the source of the lake effect snow that pummeled the region during the Christmas weekend blizzard.
Snow, measured by the foot, is being loaded and trucked from city streets, one dump truck at a time, even as temperatures moderate and a significant snow melt is underway.
Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A gigantic snow pile is seen in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A gigantic snow pile is seen in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
Residents take in the view from atop a gigantic snow pile in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A resident looks at a gigantic snow pile in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A giant loader works to move snow as a dump truck leaves more snow along the Buffalo Outer HarborWBEN Photo/Tim WengerBuffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A brigade of dumpt trucks lines up to leave their giant loads of snow along the Buffalo Outer HarborWBEN Photo/Tim WengerBuffalo Blizzard Aftermath
BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 28: A bulldozer piles up snow being removed from the city to be dumped back into Lake Erie on December 28, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. The historic winter storm Elliott dumped up to four feet of snow on the area leaving thousands without power and over thirty confirmed dead in the city of Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs.(Photo by John Normile/Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 28: City Hall stands tall behind mounds of snow on December 28, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. The historic Winter Storm Elliott dumped up to four feet of snow on the area leaving thousands without power and thirty confirmed dead in the city of Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs.(Photo by John Normile/Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
US National Guard assist in recovery efforts after a record winter storm in Buffalo, New York, on December 28, 2022. - The monster storm that killed dozens in the US over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travellers nationwide, as stories emerged of families trapped for days during the "blizzard of the century." The number of deaths attributed to the winter storm rose to more than 50 after officials confirmed three more fatalities in western New York's Erie County, the epicenter of the crisis.(Photo by Jorge Uzon / AFP) (Photo by JORGE UZON/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A gigantic snow pile is seen in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A gigantic snow pile is seen in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
Residents take in the view from atop a gigantic snow pile in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
Residents take in the view from atop a gigantic snow pile in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A resident looks at a gigantic snow pile in front of Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39. (Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)Buffalo Blizzard Aftermath
A payloader dumps snow along Hayden Street in BuffaloThe Washington Post / Contributor/Getty ImagesBuffalo Blizzard Aftermath
An excavator piles up snow on the east side of Buffalo, New York, on December 29, 2022. - The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61, officials said. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz said two more deaths had been reported in the western New York region that bore the brunt of the historic storm, bringing the total to 39.(Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) (Photo by JOED VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)
