After more than two metres of snow was dumped on Buffalo, N.Y., this week, a CTV Toronto helicopter flew over the region on Friday, capturing stunning footage of what the monstrous storm left behind.
The record snowfall -- which has been blamed for the deaths of at least 12 people -- stalled daily life in the Buffalo area for three days, as the storm roared through the region.
It finally ended on Friday, giving residents an opportunity to clear the snow ahead of rising temperatures and rain that may flood the area.
CTV Toronto's Ashley Rowe, who was on the helicopter and got a bird's-eye view of Buffalo, said many residents could be seen shovelling the snow from their roofs.
She said many of them appeared not be using ladders, as they could easily slide down the piles of snow that surrounded their homes.
Across the city -- while some people were still using snowmobiles to get around -- vehicles were back on the roads again, after many of them were shut down for days.
Some roads, however, were still impassable, as crews worked to clear them.
Rowe says one of the places crews in Buffalo are dumping the thousands of pounds of snow is the Central Rail Yard, where a procession of dump trucks could be seen waiting in line at one point.
At Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, snow still blankets the venue.
The Bills and New York Jets were originally scheduled to play on Sunday at the stadium. The game has since been moved to the Lion’s indoor stadium, and rescheduled for Monday.
With a report from CTV Toronto' Ashley Rowe
