Like a few other major Canadian cities, Montreal was hit with its first major snowstorm of the year earlier this week. 

The snow quickly blanketed the city, as well as other parts of Quebec, and The Weather Network reported that a widespread 10 to 20 cm piled up throughout the province, including in the city of Montreal.

⛄🌨️❄️#snowday #Montreal #Montréal #Quebec#Canada #Canada🇨🇦 #mobilephotography #photography #hobby #NaturePhotography #naturelovers #naturelover #nature #snow pic.twitter.com/mfKZt27gW5

— Miku Bhattacharya (@MikuBhattachar1) November 13, 2019

And as it often does, the snow caused traffic increases, school shut-downs and fairly dangerous driving conditions. 

No one #downtown yet... everyone’s stuck in #traffic ! #qcstorm #Montreal @CTVMontreal https://t.co/0kFFhqC7wy

— Lori Graham (@LGrahamCTV) November 12, 2019

As of Wednesday morning, the city had begun its full snow removal process, which is its earliest snow removal operation in history.

Montreal: “we’ll clean the roads before 8 AM”
Also Montreal:*puts ALL the damn snow that was on the road on the sidewalk* pic.twitter.com/Tum6oBtOgk

— I HAVE FEAR (@ChirtmanJ) November 12, 2019

And although receiving so much snow this early may frustrate some, it also left the city looking white and beautiful. 

Montréal looks beautiful when blanketed by snow. ❄️

📷: @evablue @susanmossphoto #montreal pic.twitter.com/wtLIrZeV2Y

— Business and Sports Events Montréal (@MeetMontreal) November 12, 2019

Many residents took to social media to post photos of this year's first major snowfall.

Some of the photos show roads and sidewalks inconveniently covered in piles of snow. 

First snow storm. Walking to work on unplowed sidewalks = Quite the cardio workout plus it works out the glutes and legs. Free gym. #snowstorm #Montreal pic.twitter.com/pIIEKs9jHY

— Sandy 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 (@SandyZ8) November 12, 2019

While others show a quiet, serene-looking city straight out of a Christmas movie. 

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A post shared by Liz Hume (@liz_hume) on Nov 12, 2019 at 6:21pm PST

And despite the fact that Montreal has already broken their November snowfall record, they're about to get more. 

Montrealers are digging out from the first major snowstorm of the season. This is the earliest city snow clearing operation in Montreal’s history. pic.twitter.com/KzKNrHOHWy

— Manveer Khurana (@DenManveer) November 12, 2019

"The next quick shot of snow will arrive on Thursday as a clipper tracks across the province early Thursday morning and through the afternoon," according to The Weather Network.

"Accumulations will remain light with a widespread 2-5 cm expected for most across the Eastern Townships and cities along the St. Lawrence including Montreal and Quebec."