Niagara Falls in Winter
@allknowing (134637)
India
December 27, 2022 12:15am CST
The joy of standing by the flowing Niagara Falls, having a boat ride and getting soaked as one gets closer is all fine when the weather is normal.
We hear of a winter storm in the US and Buffolo being the worst affected with minus 14 degrees. I doubt if anyone would have gone there but there are photographs to show how the Falls look in Winter.
Not just the looks the Falls will make no noise - a sad state of affairs.
I have been to Niagara Falls both the US and Canadian side.
Have you experienced the joy of visiting this magnificent Fall?
Image credit:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:81_William_England_-_Icebergs_on_the_Niagara_River.jpg
10 people like this
9 responses
@allknowing (134637)
• India
27 Dec 22
That also must have been a worth seeing sight
3 people like this
@rsa101 (38117)
• Philippines
29 Dec 22
@allknowing It was, however we couldn't ride the boat since the river was full of ice floating around, and boats couldn't pass by. Only from the observation deck can we see the falls. Some of the observation decks were also close since the floor was a little slick at the time, thus people were not permitted in some areas near the falls.
1 person likes this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
29 Dec 22
@rsa101 A unique experience all the same.
1 person likes this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
28 Dec 22
You can join a package tour of US and they will include this sector
2 people like this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
28 Dec 22
@sjvg1976 This link has it all
https://www.makemytrip.com/holidays-international/america-vacation-tour-packages.html
2 people like this
@sjvg1976 (41247)
• Delhi, India
28 Dec 22
@allknowing what is the cost of the tour?
2 people like this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
28 Dec 22
@LadyDuck I believe. They are called adventurers (lol)
1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (470133)
• Switzerland
28 Dec 22
@allknowing I am sure that there are many visitors also in winter.
1 person likes this
@Fleura (30037)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 22
Yes I have, both sides (by accident!) I think it would take an exceptionally cold spell to freeze the actual falls, because of the great volume of moving water
Apparently they did once freeze completely in 1848.
Official travel and visitor information for Niagara Falls, NY and Niagara County.
1 person likes this
@Fleura (30037)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 22
More info here
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/does-niagara-falls-freeze-has-niagara-falls-frozen.html#:~:text=Over%20the%20years%2C%20Niagara%20Falls%20has%20experienced%20freezing,river%20that%20made%20it%20possible%20for%20complete%20freezing.
@allknowing (134637)
• India
27 Dec 22
Surely with the kind of snow in Buffalo 41" it must have. Thanks for the links
1 person likes this
@Fleura (30037)
• United Kingdom
28 Dec 22
@allknowing I can't find anything current, but this photo was taken last February
I imagine it probably looks a lot like this right now too, but the water is still moving underneath.
Debby Schuh shared a post on Instagram: "Instead of walking in my neighborhood today, I decided to walk at Niagara Falls and take the elevator down to below the falls for a different view. It’s super cool (and it actually wasn’t too cold today) to see the
1 person likes this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
27 Dec 22
What a contrast when one sees it at other times
Image credit:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niagara_Falls_2009.jpg
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (338119)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
@allknowing I'm sure it's very noisy when the falls are in action.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14426)
• Hong Kong
27 Dec 22
I've been there twice. It is magnificent.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14426)
• Hong Kong
27 Dec 22
@allknowing I think no one will go there under such weather condition.
1 person likes this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
27 Dec 22
@Beestring I am sure there will be some crazy people - Just read the snow is 41" in Bufallo
1 person likes this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
27 Dec 22
Worth seeing when one visits the US or Canada. I saw the Falls in the night in Canada. They were lit and colourful
1 person likes this
@allknowing (134637)
• India
28 Dec 22
I remember posing with a marriage party who were seen at the Bridal Falls. on the Canadian side
