Well, something crazy happened over here in Santiago on Saturday…
It SNOWED!!
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking- “You call those little patches of slush, snow?”
But hey, apparently, it never snows in Santiago. Like, never. The last time this city saw similar little patches of icy slush was back in 2007!
We may have only gotten about an inch of snow, but the city certainly took notice. Not only were pretty much all Santiagunios in complete and utter shock, but huge trees were down and many people were left for days without power- it was a true scene of shambles.
I was startled awake just after 4 AM to loud bangs and bright lights flashing through my bedroom window. At first I thought I was dreaming until I heard my roommate shuffling around and looked out the window to see a faint grey light and soft covering of snow. We later read in the news that power transformers all over the neighborhood had been exploding from the weight and moisture…
The city of Santiago was definitely not made for snow.
News of our curious snowfall even made its way across the pond with headlines like: “Chile turns chilly as Santiago hit by rare heavy snowfall”. Clever BBC..
Being from New York, I hardly considered this light white dusting “snow.” The build up of the storm and reactions to the results afterward were pretty comical. Still, I got a kick out of waking up to my roommates bursting through my door at 8 AM jumping on my bed and screaming “It’s Christmas!!” and proclaiming it a “snow day.” Watching their faces’ light up as we walked around in the snow really was like seeing a child’s face on Christmas morning. We even made a true “gringa-snow-day” pancake breakfast!
As we explored our neighborhood, we stumbled across many a pathetic looking snowman. I have to admit, it was adorable. Just further evidence that Santiagunos are not snow-day regulars.
Have I ever mentioned before that Chileans are meme obsessed? They seriously make memes and gifs to express/explain/tell everything. The below Instagram is comparing snowmen in the South of Chile, to those of Santiago, and pretty spot on if you ask me.
And well, of course, I couldn’t stop staring out my window at my beloved Andes mountains, which looked as pretty as ever!
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haha your post is so funny! Love those snowman comparisons! I never realized it could snow there, but with the mountains in the distance, I guess I could see how it could on occasion snow! #WanderfulWednesday
yes, saw it in the news:) looks great:) #wanderfulwednesday
So so pretty! The mountains from the plane looked unbelievable yesterday, I can’t imagine how they looked on Saturday morning, I can’t stop looking at everyone’s snow photos.
Did you know it was the most snow in 48 years in Santiago?! Yep! And I missed ittttt 🙁
How fun to be a part of their first snow in 10 years!
Amanda @ Cupcake N Dreams
How strange is that! I was just reading an insta post yesterday from a guy who went from 30-degree heat to Chile where he is freezing his butt off. I can see why!
We were in Japan last year when Tokyo got a rare snowfall, it was crazy, and so pretty!! That’s the way I prefer my snow – rare and minimal! 😉
Santiago may not be made for the snow, but it sure looks pretty in it!
So that’s exactly how all of us Texans are when it snows here too! We’re totally not used to it and basically whole cities shut down because people have no idea what to do! Santiago looks absolutely beautiful covered in all of the snow, but the view from your apartment is simply breathtaking!
It snowed when I was in Madrid in March and everyone was shocked! Apparently it snows once every 10 years!
Ahh look at your so cute with the snow!! For some place that rarely gets snow, it is quite a bit! I mean, nothing by Michigan or NY standards, but still!!
Your post made me smile because those snowmen are so cute! They look a bit like the ones I do. Apparently, there is a technique to get them round. Go figure! But, it kind of cool to be part of something like this. #wanderfulwednesday
I love that BBC joke! Now that I live in sunny Sydney, it’s been a while between snow falls. I have a love/hate relationship with snow, I love the way it looks and playing with it when it’s fresh and fluffy but I hate it when it gets slushy!
That is a pretty tame sprinkling! And the BBC is loving the puns, but needs to take a look in its own backyard – the UK is absolutely useless when it comes to snow. Everything goes wrong. And it snows fairly regularly in the UK too!
This is how I feel when it snows in Houston lol. Like it will have some flakes floating around and Houston will shut down lol. Seeing the mountains with all the white roofs does look cool though 🙂
I moved to Auckland in hopes of never seeing snow again, but you seem to be enjoying it. Love the snowman.
Love that snowman meme!
Haha it definitely seems funny to me how that little snow can have such a big impact! I love snow in whatever shape or form though now in July, I definitely prefer warmth and sunshine 😉
The city is gorgeous covered with a light dusting of snow! And the Andes is so so pretty. I think the snowmen are adorable!
Ok, how did I not know you had a blog?! We’re going to be blog friends too now whether you like it or not, not just Instagram! 😀 xo
haha sounds like when it snows in the UK. It looks beautiful though with the mountains!
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