Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Perhaps a picture is worth 6 feet of snow?
The sun shining atop mountains of snow across the southtowns and southern portion of metro Buffalo was a welcome change from a weekend of relentless lake effect snow that piled up by the foot.
We'll let the meteorologists settle the details of who got the most snow and how much it really was. And we'll let these photos speak for themselves.
Abandoned
(Mark Mulville/The Buffalo News via AP)A stranded car is snowed in on the side of New Armor Road in Orchard Park in Erie County, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Lonely road
(Mark Mulville/The Buffalo News via AP)Cars drive through blowing, drifting snow on McKinley Parkway in Hamburg in Erie County, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
A mountain of snow
(Mark Mulville/The Buffalo News via AP)Crews truck snow in to dump in the parking lot of Erie Community College in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Orchard Park
(Mark Mulville/The Buffalo News via AP)Snow is piled on the sides of Forest Avenue in Orchard Park in Erie County, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Moving mountains
Crews truck snow in to dump in the parking lot of Erie Community College in Orchard Park in Erie County, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022
Fun!
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)Families enjoy sledding, taking advantage of two days of lake-effect snow at Delaware Park in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Just south of Buffalo, towns are still working to clear the snowy aftermath of the lake-effect storm, but in parts of the city, normalcy is beginning to return.
Exercise!
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)David Magavern cross country skis, in the aftermath of two days of lake-effect snow, along Lincoln Parkway in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Just south of Buffalo, towns are still working to clear the snowy aftermath of the lake-effect storm, but in parts of the city, normalcy is beginning to return.
Snow covered roads
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)A truck makes a turn at an intersection in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Many side streets remained uncleared after two days of lake-effect snow.
Sled Crossing
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)Eric Wettlaufer pulls Grant Wettlaufer, 5, as Natalie Hofert-Wettlaufer pulls Quinn Wettlaufer, 3, on sleds across Forest Avenue in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Just south of the city of Buffalo, towns are still working to clear the aftermath of the lake-effect storm.
Dig! Dig! Dig!
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)Ollie Wright, left, watches as CJ Lanahan, center, and Dan Edick work on creating a snow kicker for a rail, enjoying the aftermath of two days of lake-effect snow, at Hoyt Lake in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Just south of Buffalo, towns are still working to dig out from the lake-effect storm, but in parts of the city, normalcy is beginning to return.
Make the most of it!
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)David Frothingham cross country skis in the aftermath of two days of lake-effect snow, along Hoyt Lake in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Just south of Buffalo, towns are still working to dig out from the lake-effect storm, but in parts of the city, normalcy is beginning to return.
Down to the pavement
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)Manjit Bath clears the sidewalk of packed snow in front of India Gate restaurant, after two days of lake-effect snow on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Just south of Buffalo, towns are still working to clear the snowy aftermath of the lake-effect storm, but in parts of the city, normalcy is beginning to return.
When in Rome!
(Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP)Snow is piled on the sides of Forest Avenue in Orchard Park in Erie County, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022
