EPIC Snow Storm in Madrid

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  • Parts of Spain are experiencing the biggest snow storm in half a century.So Yoly and I went out exploring! Venga, let’s go! 🥝
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 996

  • @alexger85
    @alexger85 3 роки тому +277

    I love how quiet everything gets when theres snow

    • @robnorris4770
      @robnorris4770 3 роки тому +18

      Yes, it absorbs all the sounds. It can be creepy f you’re not used to it.

    • @robertonebot7860
      @robertonebot7860 3 роки тому +5

      I agree! I´ve often had that feeling too!

    • @MONICAANICA
      @MONICAANICA 3 роки тому +8

      So true. Quiet & white clean. Covering all the blemishes & imperfectiohs😍

    • @thehop639
      @thehop639 3 роки тому +1

      @@robnorris4770 are you sure it's not the fact there are no cars moving and all wildlife is hiding.....

    • @avrilduffy4643
      @avrilduffy4643 3 роки тому +1

      @@thehop639 hop,, the snow is actually quite hollow, and not dense, soo absorb sounds,

  • @ronmoggert3777
    @ronmoggert3777 3 роки тому +158

    Get ready for the melt! Clear you terrace drains and street drain covers to allow melt to run off. Good luck from Calgary, Canada.

    • @vintagemoss9578
      @vintagemoss9578 3 роки тому +7

      Lolol I didn’t see your post. I basically warned them about getting that snow off. Lol Fellow Canadian here on Vancouver Island.

    • @MissVioletaOrange
      @MissVioletaOrange 3 роки тому +10

      Calgarian here in Madrid. It's going to be tricky when it melts. We still have low temperatures the rest of the week, so the possibility of black ice is huge. 🤦If I only I had a shovel...

    • @mayloo2137
      @mayloo2137 3 роки тому +2

      @@MissVioletaOrange Calgarian here. No shovel. I feel for you.

    • @115DELDE
      @115DELDE 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the tip. Currently stuck in a small town 20 mins of Madrid city.

    • @torpid
      @torpid 3 роки тому

      It wont fully melt for atleast 4 more days cuz its cold

  • @markcarey8426
    @markcarey8426 3 роки тому +10

    I spent a winter in Madrid in the 80s. It was cold as, ice over the ponds in the parks, then rain. Lot of people are amazed when I say it gets cold in Madid, but was never anything like this. Thanks for posting.
    Madrid elevation 667 meters.

  • @liammac5540
    @liammac5540 3 роки тому +47

    As A Canadian who worked in Madrid and spent 4 Christmas's there in the 90's I can see that you have your work cut out for you in the days ahead. Here we are use to that much snow getting dumped on us more frequently throughout the winter and we are more prepared to handle it, but there in Madrid, not so much. But I know you Spainards are strong people and you will prevail. Best of luck and Dios te bendiga y Espana

    • @pericodelospalotes5738
      @pericodelospalotes5738 3 роки тому +3

      In the north of Spain we are used to that, specially near our mountains.

    • @liammac5540
      @liammac5540 3 роки тому +4

      @@pericodelospalotes5738 Yes Perico, I remember when I was working there in 94, we were building a house for a man who owned 2 husky dogs that he would take to the north on weekends and go dog sledding. What a beautiful country. So rich in culture and beauty

    • @vgjl1824
      @vgjl1824 2 роки тому

      980

  • @robertonebot7860
    @robertonebot7860 3 роки тому +41

    What a pity, all those branches and whole trees that have collapsed under the weight! The abundance of trees in almost every street is one of the many beautiful things of Madrid.

  • @peteblack4998
    @peteblack4998 3 роки тому +97

    Hi everyone! I live in the northern part of Poland at the Baltic seaside. Now is +3 C, no snow. Last winter we didn't have snow at all. I know, that in the nothern part of Spain snow is it not something special.. but in Madrid?? It's crazy!
    The funniest thing is the stereotypes. For example, we in Poland are thinking, that people in Spain never seen snow. And you are thinking, that in Poland is so cold, that here lives white bears! Meanwhile in Poland almost every summer we have Spanish heats (34-36 C) and you in Madrid have heavy snow :-)
    Regards from Poland! Me and my wife love Spain! It is our second home. We have been in your country on holidays many times. Last time in march 2020, when the lockdown in Spain and Poland got started. We hope that we come back in this year. See you soon!

    • @peteblack4998
      @peteblack4998 3 роки тому +4

      @@godfirst7479 I don't remember the last time I saw white Christmas in Poland. Decades ago that was the norm. The only chance for such views is a trip to the Polish mountains. There is snow every year.
      In summer, however, more and more often we have Spanish heats. Poles buy air conditioners. Polish rivers are drying up, we have a dramatically low water level in rivers and lakes. And in Madrid plenty of snow! I think something is really going on with the climate. Greetings from the Polish coast!

    • @fernandoneirapaz
      @fernandoneirapaz 3 роки тому +4

      Madrid is part of northern Spain, being Toledo the geographical center just at the south. It is not crazy at all to find snow in Madrid. It happens every winter mainly in the mountains and the snow lasts the whole winter.

    • @peteblack4998
      @peteblack4998 3 роки тому +4

      @@fernandoneirapaz Thanks for the clarification! Northern Spain for me was the Pyrenees, Basque country, maybe Galicia. In Basque country you have simillar climate and temperatures as in Poland, especially in western Poland. Similliar species of trees, plants and mushrooms. We in Poland call this "Atlantic climate".

    • @organicfarm5524
      @organicfarm5524 3 роки тому +5

      @@peteblack4998 I think of Poland as having cloudy climate more than snowy climate, am I right?
      I'm Welsh and it rains, rains and rains here;)

    • @peteblack4998
      @peteblack4998 3 роки тому +3

      @@organicfarm5524 Now it's +2/3 C. Wet, gray and gloomy. Awful weather. Plus this fuc***g lockdown.
      I like a little frost, but we haven't had normal winters for years. I love the weather in Poland from April to the end of October. Lots of sunny days and warm, sometimes very hot. But from November to the end of March I would like to emigrate from Poland. Typically English winters. Cloudy, cloudy and cloudy..

  • @arassnibbor5327
    @arassnibbor5327 3 роки тому +15

    Hello from the United States! This is not an unfamiliar sight for me as I live in the state of Minnesota, which we call MinneSNOWta! What a sight for Madrid though! Stay safe and warm!

  • @danielwhyatt3278
    @danielwhyatt3278 3 роки тому +5

    This is just absolutely beautiful. People in Madrid will certainly remember this for decades to come. This is some of the most remarkable snowfall in a city I’ve ever seen. Really wish we could have this in the UK annually.

  • @vodriscoll
    @vodriscoll 3 роки тому +16

    Where I live in northern New York State, this is a storm that happens a few times a winter. We have all kinds of equipment to deal with it, so this would be cleaned up in a day. I think our trees are heartier. For a storm this size they would not collapse as these did. Good luck getting these streets cleaned up.

    • @ttnyny
      @ttnyny 3 роки тому +7

      Fair points: That said, the restaurants in northern NYS are probably not nearly as good as what you might expect to find in Madrid (Madrid, Spain, that is: not Madrid, New York). Every region of the world presents its advantages and disadvantages.

    • @jaak4285
      @jaak4285 3 роки тому +3

      Well and in Spain happens once in 60 years,so....

    • @nomecreona3829
      @nomecreona3829 3 роки тому +2

      @@jaak4285
      This amount of snow is not normal in the city of Madrid, but it is not unusual in many parts of the province of Madrid and in other cities in northern Spain. In Salamanca, Segovia, Burgos, Vitoria, Soria, Avila, Teruel, Leon, etc. it is common to see some of these snowfalls in winter or even greater.

    • @genovevamarrerodiaz4346
      @genovevamarrerodiaz4346 3 роки тому +2

      La culpa.es de Filomena , se enfadó en Canarias y llegó cabreada a la península!!😂😂

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 роки тому

      Only a few times!? Soooo....you're south of Buffalo, lol?

  • @AntheaRutherford
    @AntheaRutherford 3 роки тому +33

    Snowpocalypse. I lived in Seattle when this happened a few years ago -- at the top of a steep hill. The entire city was paralysed for days.

    • @AntheaRutherford
      @AntheaRutherford 3 роки тому +1

      @Bob Woods Ugh -- that's brutal. ☹
      In a place with terrain like Seattle's and no infrastructure to deal with more than an inch or two of snow, there's no option other than to shut down. I was lucky enough to live directly across the street from a market, and within slogging distance of other services, including medical, if needed, but supplies began to run low with deliveries being impossible, and staff couldn't get to work.
      There's a famous photo of a charter bus hanging off a retaining wall over the freeway after it slid for blocks down the very hill I lived on. It was a miracle no-one died.

    • @shinyshinythings
      @shinyshinythings 3 роки тому +2

      @@AntheaRutherford That is Seattle snow in a nutshell.

    • @sammiesmith6690
      @sammiesmith6690 3 роки тому +1

      I remember that in Seattle.

  • @magdalenaostaszewska8735
    @magdalenaostaszewska8735 3 роки тому +39

    It looks lovely. We haven't had any serious snow in Warsaw for many years now. We miss it a bit. Good luck and stay safe! And if you need anything to get done these days, that requires driving, ask the Polish people :)

  • @what6382
    @what6382 3 роки тому +80

    If the snow partially melts, it may re-freeze when temperatures go down again immediately after over night. Please, be careful with the ice. It is not fun. If possible, get rid of the snow/ice as it adds substantial weight to your terrace. Espero que tengan suficiente guarnición en casa. Yes, I get a cave-mentality when it snows.

    • @joecostner2608
      @joecostner2608 3 роки тому

      get winter tyres

    • @aingealblue3035
      @aingealblue3035 3 роки тому +4

      Yes - get rid of the snow on your terrace/flat roof sour doesn't cave in 😱. Snow can get very heavy. Be careful!!

    • @victorialevy2882
      @victorialevy2882 3 роки тому

      🤫 allow them to enjoy that's once in a lifetime momentus .

  • @miriamO212
    @miriamO212 3 роки тому +14

    Thank you for the video! The snow in Madrid today gave my Spanish friends, Spain friends (American ones I met in Spain), and I something to connect over. Even though this California girl now lives in New Jersey, I'm still in awe of the snow fall there. I'm pretty sure you've gotten more snow in one night, than we have gotten here all winter!

  • @MaryQuintrall
    @MaryQuintrall 3 роки тому +5

    fantastic! So glad to have your eyes in Madrid for us. I'm sad for the broken trees and hope everyone is safe. But meanwhile, it is very beautiful! And the perfect texture of snow. (not all snow is the same!) gracias!

  • @JMarieCAlove
    @JMarieCAlove 3 роки тому +12

    I’ve never been to Spain, I would love to go there someday, my great grandparents were from there. Just seeing all that snow is so pretty and I’m sure really cold! Please be careful if you have to go out again. When it melts, it could be a flooding around there. I’m in central California, we have several Basque restaurants in my city that are so popular with the community. Living in California, there’s always a drought unfortunately, we usually drive up to the mountains to be around snow, or go to another state like, Idaho, Utah or Wyoming, to be in the snow. If things go well, my husband and I will be on a road trip to a couple of states to go skiing and maybe even a sleigh ride! Be safe over there! 💖😁

  • @carmenfernandez5234
    @carmenfernandez5234 3 роки тому +27

    That snowman looks like an interpretation of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream. 👻 ⛄

    • @spainrevealed
      @spainrevealed  3 роки тому +1

      haha yes -- not my finest work

    • @robnorris4770
      @robnorris4770 3 роки тому +1

      Mini Matterhorn, a Madridhorn.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 роки тому +1

      Rooooll the three pieces (and clear a path on the terrace at the same time). If it lasts, take a metal baking tray, find a hill, and go sledding!

  • @FurrKnight
    @FurrKnight 3 роки тому +7

    Unbelievably cool, this video is pure gold. I am truly grateful to you both for sharing this experience with us. The snow will eventually melt but, the story will live on for quite a while. Merry 2020 part 2 😉

  • @tarrakis
    @tarrakis 3 роки тому +21

    I've been snowboarding on my street today! Amazing! 😂😂😂

  • @franciscortellino9628
    @franciscortellino9628 3 роки тому +18

    Hello from Montréal Canada! Here, there is almost no snow for the moment, it is a strange winter! More snow in Madrid than Montréal! Glad you enjoyed it and hope to do a Devour Tours in San Sebastian next summer ! I really need it! Cuidate!

    • @kovolo
      @kovolo 3 роки тому

      You know who say thanks

    • @dmason530
      @dmason530 3 роки тому

      More than in Ottawa as well.

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 3 роки тому +1

      Thank God - You have HOCKEY DE CLUB !

    • @pericodelospalotes5738
      @pericodelospalotes5738 3 роки тому

      Geographically Canada and Spain are almost at the same latitude, the only factor which changes all is the warm water stream coming from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe. Melted ice from the poles slow that warm stream and... voilá! The latitude! Greetings from Pamplona, near to San Sebastián.

  • @mirkopg69
    @mirkopg69 3 роки тому +14

    I'm surprised to see more snow there than here in Quebec 👋😜🇨🇦

  • @teaburg
    @teaburg 3 роки тому +3

    I'm used to snow like this but I am enjoying watching those in Spain who enjoy it.

  • @noelsamson876
    @noelsamson876 3 роки тому +3

    what a sight.
    Madrid is unrecognizable and serene

  • @ericwarren4074
    @ericwarren4074 3 роки тому +2

    Not boring at all! I can't believe it. I was in Madrid 1 year and two weeks ago. This is incredible.

  • @ItsmeAlexCrete
    @ItsmeAlexCrete 3 роки тому +4

    Its really unbelivible .....! I love Madrid, and I can imagine how beautiful it must be with the snow even if there was for sure many problems because of it. Thanks for sharing, many greetings from Greece.!

  • @davids.martin1811
    @davids.martin1811 3 роки тому +54

    My grandmother used to say ; Año de nieves año de bienes!!

    • @impartial.observer
      @impartial.observer 3 роки тому +4

      Eso!!! Mine too!

    • @arianam9977
      @arianam9977 3 роки тому +4

      My grandmother just told me that an hour ago 🤣🤣

    • @taylormatthews6086
      @taylormatthews6086 3 роки тому

      What does that mean?

    • @Youcrispy
      @Youcrispy 3 роки тому +5

      @@taylormatthews6086 year of snows, year of good incomes. Greetings from Madrid, hope you can visit us soon😁

    • @taylormatthews6086
      @taylormatthews6086 3 роки тому +1

      @@Youcrispy I know missionaries in spain

  • @steveandyoung
    @steveandyoung 3 роки тому +15

    I saw that online. Must have been a trip! I would have loved to have been there. Great day for a nice, hot bowl of Cocido!

  • @pandokonaly
    @pandokonaly 3 роки тому +14

    You in spain got huge snow and here in Slovakia only rain and mud since december and temperatures at +. Only in mountains is snow.

  • @Kyyylelax
    @Kyyylelax 3 роки тому +3

    We’re used to getting snow in Colorado but it was so cool to see everyone outside enjoying it and playing in the street like it was the park

  • @gracesmith6199
    @gracesmith6199 3 роки тому +27

    We haven't seen snow like this in Ayrshire in Scotland for years never mind Spain !!!

    • @Alejojojo6
      @Alejojojo6 3 роки тому +7

      Snow (contrary to popular believe is common in Spain) but this snow seems like Rusia and that huge thing is not Normal xD

    • @gingerjo1791
      @gingerjo1791 3 роки тому

      Ayrshire totally missed beast of the east... 2018. We're Renfrewshire and it was worse than this!!

  • @baronvonlimbourgh1716
    @baronvonlimbourgh1716 3 роки тому +58

    We haven't had snow like that for ages in holland.
    Enjoy!

    • @marcosharo2198
      @marcosharo2198 3 роки тому +16

      Holland is just o below sea level. Madrid is 670 metres above sea level. Although I'ts not something common to see the snow set like this in Madrid City because of the "urban heat island", Spain is a very hilly country, in the rest of the center of Spain (roughly at the same altitude) and of course in montain ranges It's common to have at least one or two big snow storm at a year. But this one has been obviously the greatest in 50 years.

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 3 роки тому +2

      This will be WELL REMEMBERED at HEAT WAVE 2021 - Enjoy - Till The Sun comes Out !

    • @denniszenanywhere
      @denniszenanywhere 3 роки тому

      So is it The Netherlands or Holland?

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 3 роки тому

      @@denniszenanywhere They speak Dutch ! Many Countries have also Name for The Locals to Use ! Listen to Cornelis Vreewijk on UA-cam !

    • @denniszenanywhere
      @denniszenanywhere 3 роки тому

      @@holoholopainen1627 I got my answer from The guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/holland-the-netherlands-dutch-government-rebrand

  • @JW-yt7lr
    @JW-yt7lr 3 роки тому +3

    That's one hell of a weight of snow on your terrace . Make sure you clear the drains ready for the melt , and check for structural damage . Your plants will probably be ok under the snow , believe it or not it kind of protects them , it will be the frost and cold at night that will kill them if they are cleared of snow . That said Madrid looks amazing , especially the trees , and it' was so kind of the lady to be shopping for her elderly neighbours in all that snow . Stay safe and well

  • @lisaksv1750
    @lisaksv1750 3 роки тому +13

    I live in Michigan, where this is somewhat common, but en Madrid, nunca!

  • @BadgerCheese94
    @BadgerCheese94 3 роки тому +8

    I live in Minnesota and this would still be a lot for us! Beautiful!

  • @a.kavalier1105
    @a.kavalier1105 3 роки тому +6

    I love Spain so much!!

  • @midsue
    @midsue 3 роки тому +2

    I live in Sweden and in the north part of the country snow weather like this happens every winter ❄️🌨️. Take on day at a time, stay safe, wear warm clothes and find a snow shovel Spain 🧣☃️

  • @KB-lt8xd
    @KB-lt8xd 3 роки тому +75

    I’m so jealous!!! Here in Scotland it’s rainy and cold all year and in winter we get a little snow but it melts within hours... in Spain it’s sunny and warm for almost the whole year and then you get snow like this?!?! Hahahaha EDIT: guys I was speaking generally and comparing Spain to Scotland lol, I’m aware that not everyone considers 10 degrees in January as hot and I’m also aware that places such as Pamplona, Vigo and San Sebastian can be used to rainy/cold weather too as well as snowy winters.

    • @pepiluci75
      @pepiluci75 3 роки тому +13

      yet, Scotland is such a beautiful place too !!!

    • @moonnni5559
      @moonnni5559 3 роки тому +33

      Ppl really think spain is warm ? Like the center and north is very cold in winter, more than many parts in europe

    • @arguinzoniza1394
      @arguinzoniza1394 3 роки тому +18

      Warm all the year, wtf?

    • @angyliv8040
      @angyliv8040 3 роки тому +11

      It’s not like warm the whole year jajajaja

    • @KB-lt8xd
      @KB-lt8xd 3 роки тому +7

      @@moonnni5559 warm compared to Scotland I meant haha. Even last January when I went to Madrid it was over 10 degrees most days, here 20 degrees is considered hot in July!

  • @peaceLove1988
    @peaceLove1988 3 роки тому +3

    Not a bad snowman James and the city looks beautiful with the snow.

  • @pawelfiett
    @pawelfiett 3 роки тому +18

    It all looked strange and magical until I saw how much snow you have on your terrace. I am not sure if Spanish building codes take into account this much snow accumulation. The snow can get very heavy (especially when it gets wet) and lead to leaks or even structural collapse. You showed what it did to the trees on the street. You may want to grab a shovel and dump some of it down to the street. Melting in the bathtub is also an option ;)

  • @Jacqueline-cd3hy
    @Jacqueline-cd3hy 3 роки тому +1

    Hi guys!! Thank you for sharing. Madrid looks like a beautiful winter wonderland. Stay safe and enjoy the snow. Hugs. ❄️ ⛄️ 🙂

  • @raisinette35
    @raisinette35 3 роки тому +34

    Darlings...this was my life from November to mid-March, every winter for 45 years! This is why I moved to Spain, in the hope that the only snow I would ever see again would be in pictures. Surprise!!!

    • @neopytek
      @neopytek 3 роки тому +3

      Snow is following you.

    • @raisinette35
      @raisinette35 3 роки тому

      @@neopytek How utterly horrifying! My coastal neighbors would not be at all amused.:)

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 3 роки тому

      Raisinette, where are u.coming from...?

    • @raisinette35
      @raisinette35 3 роки тому +1

      @@michaelahass2695 originally from NE Ohio

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 3 роки тому +1

      @@raisinette35
      I see....indeed...
      Well, this only happens once / 50 years...so let s hope
      you ll go on, enjoying the beautiful sun in Spain...asap !!
      Stay safe , big hugs
      🙏😊🍀😷
      .

  • @cujoyyc4453
    @cujoyyc4453 3 роки тому +49

    Building a snowman: Roll three snow balls from large to small in diameter and stack. Simple.

    • @mahesito1943
      @mahesito1943 3 роки тому +4

      Huh so thats how you do it, I just made a mountain and put the snowball on top of it. The more you know

    • @RCSVirginia
      @RCSVirginia 3 роки тому +3

      CuJo YYC
      Yep! Simple! And the nose should be a carrot or a large button. The eyes can be black rocks, coal or buttons. People are ofttimes inventive with the mouth, but usually use small pebbles.

    • @JMarieCAlove
      @JMarieCAlove 3 роки тому

      Thank you for the lesson, people for centuries, have been doing it all wrong I guess. It doesn’t need to be perfect since it’s all in fun. That simple.

  • @beltxabeltxa
    @beltxabeltxa 3 роки тому +7

    Snowed like that in 1971 Madrid, Time to get the shovels out and work

  • @natalicia7389
    @natalicia7389 3 роки тому +12

    Wow, this looks like an adventure! Have fun and stay safe ❄ On that note, I strongly encourage you to clear of the snow from your terrace. When it melts, there will be A LOT of water. Which can cause damage. If it freezes before it all melts, your entire terrace will be frozen. Also, the impact of the weight of that much snow to the structure of your terrace could cause serious damage. I live in Norway. And even here, where all bulidings are built for snow, we still need to clear it off. Hugs and love from Sandefjord, Norway.

    • @catherinemori4539
      @catherinemori4539 3 роки тому

      Agreed! But where does one put the snow??

    • @ladyarendel7879
      @ladyarendel7879 3 роки тому +1

      @@catherinemori4539 You can put it on your bathtub...for example.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 роки тому

      Over the edge, depending on what's below. The city streets have drains, your terrace doesn't

    • @ladyarendel7879
      @ladyarendel7879 3 роки тому

      @@LindaC616 They do have drains though. Every terrace has, otherwise it will flood every time it rains.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 роки тому

      @@ladyarendel7879 that's good. I assumed they must, but don't remember ever seeing any when hanging laundry, etc

  • @amychavez3825
    @amychavez3825 3 роки тому +3

    Enjoy while it lasts, be careful and stay safe outdoor!☺

  • @lillythx
    @lillythx 3 роки тому +13

    That was amazing guys. I’m from the states so I’m used to the snow here in New Jersey. Never heard Madrid getting so much snow. Let me know if you need help( por favor Next trip to Madrid I’ll make sure to bring my skies. 😄 love your videos! and the too of you are lovely💕

  • @themoonraker
    @themoonraker 3 роки тому +5

    Love it! Thanks for the video, has really helped get an idea of how bizarre the weather event has been. Only tip I’d say is leave the plants under the snow, they’ll be more protected. 😉👍

  • @johnlightfoot9967
    @johnlightfoot9967 3 роки тому +6

    I lived in Wales and saw similar amounts of snow a few times, one time I got caught out by a blizzard and had to leave the car. What is shocking about the Madrid snow is that a lot of the trees are not used to the weight of the snow and just collapse, I hope that the damage to the trees is not fatal and that they mostly recover. Enjoy it while it is there and get as many photos as you can, you may not see snow like that again in Madrid.

  • @TottiRossilove
    @TottiRossilove 3 роки тому

    It’s so beautiful! I definitely enjoyed the video. Thanks a lot!

  • @hjb1199
    @hjb1199 3 роки тому +5

    Madrid city altitude goes from 575 meters above sea level by the river area to 745m in the North and Northeast part of the city. In fact,those higher areas were hit by more than 25 inches of snow.
    It had been very cold for the previous two weeks and a massive amount of moisture came from the Ocean and clashed in the middle of Spain where Madrid sits pretty cold all winter. That created the perfect conditions for a blizzard.

  • @LindseyDara
    @LindseyDara 3 роки тому +3

    Omg!! That’s insane!!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @allegoryprservices9272
    @allegoryprservices9272 3 роки тому

    Yes I agree with the comment from Calgary. Clear off as much as possible before it melts and causes flooding. Good luck! ☃️

  • @cesarbahar786
    @cesarbahar786 3 роки тому

    Thank you, sharing the snow fall. I love it
    🏡🤗

  • @christofat2704
    @christofat2704 3 роки тому +27

    More snow that here in Montréal Canada ! We should have sent the snow for you this year .

    • @pepedomingocastanas
      @pepedomingocastanas 3 роки тому +1

      Montreal is supposed to be snowed in winter but Central Spain including Madrid isn't

    • @braedonharris9802
      @braedonharris9802 3 роки тому +2

      A poleshift is coming

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 3 роки тому

      But You have Hockey & NHL !

    • @ricardoespi9616
      @ricardoespi9616 3 роки тому

      No kidding, here in southwestern Ontario we only have the leftover snow from boxing day and freezing rain, it's all we get these days.

  • @philiphicks1273
    @philiphicks1273 3 роки тому +31

    Shovel the snow off your terrace before it rains. Snow can hold an amazing amount of water and I doubt your building codes pay much attention to snow load issues....

    • @ladyarendel7879
      @ladyarendel7879 3 роки тому +1

      Most if them seem to be doing just fine for the moment but yes, they should try to clear the terrace a little bit.

    • @nomecreona3829
      @nomecreona3829 3 роки тому +2

      As a building engineer and architect in Spain, I can assure you that Spanish regulations require that all houses be calculated with a minimum snow load of 1KN / m² multiplied by a safety coefficient of 1.5. To this must be added the normal use overload of 2 KN / m²x1.5.
      In other words, for a terrace in Madrid to collapse, a load greater than 3x1.5 = 4.5 KN / m² (= 458.87kg / m²) is needed, that is equivalent to more than 2 m of frozen snow. (approximate weight of recently fallen snow = 120kg / m³, approximate weight of frozen snow = 200kg / m³).
      Obviously the numbers are higher if you go further north or the altitude increases. In Spain it snows every year, the engineers do not calculate the houses so that they fall every 20 years.
      It´s true that in these snowfalls there is always some collapse in old or poorly maintained buildings, as happens anywhere in the world where it snows and it's dangerous. Anyway thanks for your advice, it's good that people know these things.

  • @alodiah2422
    @alodiah2422 3 роки тому +1

    You two are such characters, so funny. :) All your vids are surrounded by this heartwarming positive eneregy, thank you for uploading.
    Hope I get to visit Madrid one day. Cheers, hope the snow doesn't affect the city too negatively

  • @briedah7278
    @briedah7278 3 роки тому +1

    Lovely video of snowy Madrid! You two seem like a very loving couple and able to enjoy the wonder of nature. Your tenderness toward your “herbs” was touching-fear not, snow insulates the ground which will protect any hardy varieties you are growing. So leave them be and if you lose a few, it’s your chance to try some new herbs 🪴 in the spring! Btw, I thought your snow ⛄️ man was fantastic! ❄️ p.s. the plastic bag socks was how we kept our tootsies warm in NYC during blizzard conditions...

  • @TheManuFace
    @TheManuFace 3 роки тому +5

    Wow, astonishing urban exploration... It didn't occur since 1971 this "big snow" in Madrid!
    Very impressive! Thanks for sharing

  • @ORCLEAM
    @ORCLEAM 3 роки тому +4

    It snowed the first winter that we lived in Canillejas, 1970-71. We got about three inches. My new Spanish friends loved my Flexible Flyer.

  • @Caminoguys
    @Caminoguys 3 роки тому +1

    Great video, really enjoyed seeing Madrid like this.

  • @David-sc2ir
    @David-sc2ir 3 роки тому +4

    This is like here in Virginia. Every once in a very blue moon we will get one of these epic snowstorms... it is instantly a holiday where everything shuts down
    and everyone just roams around and has fun. It hasn't happened here in a very long time. Enjoy your snowstorm :)

  • @patman9467
    @patman9467 3 роки тому +9

    Canada in Spain! Happy New Year ! PS. Get a shovel!!

  • @csongorkakuk5871
    @csongorkakuk5871 3 роки тому +6

    Ow man it looks so beautiful! I remember back in the early 2000's when I was a child, we used to go sleighing, snowball fighting, we were walking deep in the snow and watched the street lights sparkle on its surface in the night. Now there's literally nothing. I don't think there has been a single 24-hour day of snow in winter for like 8 years. It makes me so sad. :(

  • @deanneweatherly8203
    @deanneweatherly8203 3 роки тому +1

    Your snowman looks like a cute snow dog....love it!! Enjoy, but stay safe!

  • @graemeroberts5730
    @graemeroberts5730 3 роки тому

    Great video......only just had time to sit & watch. So peaceful and relaxing to see people having some fun in these dark times.

  • @Akevitt69
    @Akevitt69 3 роки тому +6

    Looks like the snow at my house in Norway. Enjoy it guys!

  • @Outspoken.Humanist
    @Outspoken.Humanist 3 роки тому +20

    You have the same problem as the UK. Because snow is so infrequent, no money is spent on measures to cope and so we are always unprepared. My gf lives in Pennsylvania, near Lake Erie and they get around 1.5m every year, for two or three months and up to 3.5m on occasion. Three years ago they had 4.5m. She laughs at my joy in snow and at how the UK closes down.

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 3 роки тому +1

      The Snow is from Canada or Buffalo at Erie Pa !

    • @Outspoken.Humanist
      @Outspoken.Humanist 3 роки тому +3

      @@holoholopainen1627 Yes, their weather comes from the north west, across the lakes. Its a wonderland for me when I visit but the locals just take it as normal.

    • @Outspoken.Humanist
      @Outspoken.Humanist 3 роки тому

      @Raoul Həsənəlizadə Climate change or just normal but rare? Is it something we must get used to?

    • @jonsauca
      @jonsauca 3 роки тому +3

      @@Outspoken.Humanist in madrid little snow is normal, or at least it used to be. But veary rare in an enormous intensity as the one this year.

  • @zumabilla
    @zumabilla 3 роки тому +2

    This is so cool. Thank you for.sharing

  • @DestinyForeverWalksPhD
    @DestinyForeverWalksPhD 3 роки тому

    I haven't seen snow in almost twenty years. That is is so beautiful and exciting. Send some snow my way. I see the people out into the streets and seem to be enjoying the moment. I appreciate you for sharing your Madrid snow experience.

  • @SJPDurham
    @SJPDurham 3 роки тому +8

    50cm = 1.64ft. That’s deep.
    Usually the uk used to get that kind of snow.
    He fell over. No, he was wanting to make snow angels.

  • @arunbrycewalterjagdishchan921
    @arunbrycewalterjagdishchan921 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful Madrid

  • @juliacalismusic8572
    @juliacalismusic8572 3 роки тому

    I am used to snow, but I will ever see it as normal! It is definitely magic! It actually calms everyone, everything and even sound down🥺❄️🌨

  • @Guvvive
    @Guvvive 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing! I love snow😍

  • @halvardlund4782
    @halvardlund4782 3 роки тому +45

    c") Greeting from south-west coastal Norway. We do not have snow. Excuse me, can we have back our snow. Hehe. Fun video!

  • @ellenkhay
    @ellenkhay 3 роки тому +4

    been seeing so many IG stories of friends in Madrid enjoying the snow, a winter wonderland. Us here in Galicia are just sitting here cold and just rain outside the house haha

    • @ellenkhay
      @ellenkhay 3 роки тому

      I also make videos about Spain on my channel

  • @jeffa6180
    @jeffa6180 3 роки тому +2

    It’s not boring, you’ve made a great video. All the best from the uk.

  • @user-hn8pc7mg8f
    @user-hn8pc7mg8f 3 роки тому +1

    I've lived a number of years in Madrid. Love it! This is really unusual.

  • @momeagle36
    @momeagle36 3 роки тому +5

    I wondered what happened I got an advisory from the US consulate about weather about an hour ago and they said they would be closed tomorrow. Well now it all makes sense. Be safe and enjoy it. We get lots of snow here in Pennsylvania in the USA

  • @vodkalima
    @vodkalima 3 роки тому +15

    Stay safe, we had double of that snow upstate New York a month ago. Lovely when it falls down and annoying for a few days after with all the cleaning, limited parking.

  • @ilciavargas7318
    @ilciavargas7318 3 роки тому

    Beautiful!. Love the snow!.

  • @momeagle36
    @momeagle36 3 роки тому +1

    Loved your Snowman at the end

  • @robnorris4770
    @robnorris4770 3 роки тому +26

    No te preocupes por los coches. Preocupan por techos planos de edificios antiguos. Y probablemente nadie en Madrid tiene palas de nieve.

    • @melissasirois1508
      @melissasirois1508 3 роки тому

      Exactly.

    • @KARKOS77
      @KARKOS77 3 роки тому

      no nos hace falta ,para que queremos los pies y manos ,jjjejejejejej

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 роки тому

      @@KARKOS77 pues, hombre, cuéntenos en 3 días cuánto han tardao en quitarla así! 😄 suerte!

    • @RaulSanchez-ck3jd
      @RaulSanchez-ck3jd 3 роки тому

      En verano para hacer mojitos 😀😀

  • @DavidGonzalez-61shamy
    @DavidGonzalez-61shamy 3 роки тому +23

    Looks like Tahoe California. Stay warm and have fun with it.

  • @Kerikiki
    @Kerikiki 3 роки тому

    Very beautiful video. It‘s really winter wonderland ❄️❄️⛄️⛄️☃️

  • @MONICAANICA
    @MONICAANICA 3 роки тому

    The power of nature. So truthful & eerily white & elegant. Quiet & white clean. Covering all the blemishes & imperfectiohs😍

  • @kds5620
    @kds5620 3 роки тому +3

    I assume by now your snow has melted. I am in Montana USA this year our snow pack is very little in the valley. I would never have guessed Madrid could get that much, last there was back in 2014 on pilgrimage. Stay warm Cheers!

  • @Oxyperioustoo
    @Oxyperioustoo 3 роки тому +21

    You didn’t eat or drink anything in this one. Is that a first?
    My guess is unless it gets warm, you will be stuck for a week. This from a northern New York State resident used to that kind of snow.

    • @michaelahass2695
      @michaelahass2695 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, pretty frequent over there !
      Greetings from Paris
      🖐😷🍀

    • @alexserrano2850
      @alexserrano2850 3 роки тому

      Funny thing is we're now getting hit by an equally unusual cold wave. -10ºC is to be expected in some parts of Madrid this very night which is unheard of.
      This snow is staying for a while I guess...

  • @eds.4815
    @eds.4815 3 роки тому +2

    I thought of you two when I saw this on the news. Such fun! (For a day!)

  • @rj-zz8im
    @rj-zz8im 3 роки тому

    Awesome!!! Epic "snow day"! I'm jealous.

  • @acspeter7
    @acspeter7 3 роки тому +5

    So surprising, in England we could feel the spring today.

  • @paulhowlett8151
    @paulhowlett8151 3 роки тому +4

    Wow....Snow... Madrid!! Waugh!! You need a big shovel!!

  • @rosebud6250
    @rosebud6250 3 роки тому

    James & Yoly - I have enjoyed your many videos, especially this one showing the epic snow storm. My son & his family live in Madrid on Calle Rafaela Bonilla and he has been sending me photos & even face time all day today.How excited he is for his wife ( from Palencia, Spain) & his 2 children to experience SNOW...he is from Devon, PA USA 🇺🇸 where he grew up with many snow storm experiences - building snowmen, making snow 👼 Angels & snow balls the coming inside for hot chocolate with marshmallows...I hope you all enjoy this unexpected Winter Wonderland...I told my son to brush all snow from his car ( in the street) which we do here but he said ...why??? We can’t go anywhere....Enjoy! ❄️⛄️🇺🇸🇪🇸

  • @ruthcr8839
    @ruthcr8839 3 роки тому +2

    Very talented with the snow ⛄️ man

  • @alex_6911
    @alex_6911 3 роки тому +30

    World: The Mediterranean is very warm and always has good weather...
    Spain:

    • @organicfarm5524
      @organicfarm5524 3 роки тому +2

      It snows even in Palermo, Sicily....the most Mediterranean region ever...lol..

    • @Aelfraed26
      @Aelfraed26 3 роки тому +6

      This is an extremely rare event, but yes, the Mediterranean doesn't always have good weather.

    • @juanpedro4083
      @juanpedro4083 3 роки тому +1

      @@organicfarm5524 yesterday I pooped at my girlfriend's house. it was embarrassing. my girlfriend heard me farting.

    • @albertoaramendi3544
      @albertoaramendi3544 3 роки тому +3

      @@Aelfraed26 The rare event it is not the snow itself, it is the amount of it in 24H!!

    • @Aelfraed26
      @Aelfraed26 3 роки тому +4

      @@albertoaramendi3544 That's what I was referring to. I know that snow in Madrid isn't rare but that this amount of accumulation is.

  • @Christ-qk7or
    @Christ-qk7or 3 роки тому +2

    Such a fun video! I was cringing each time you stepped in deep snow or walked under a branch full of snow. 😬😁

  • @nubianqueenNation
    @nubianqueenNation 3 роки тому

    Beautiful!!! I used to live in Alcala, years ago! Thank you for sharing...

  • @rrecee2639
    @rrecee2639 3 роки тому +2

    I've never seen any Spanish city looking like his. Surreal.

    • @sandrachao72
      @sandrachao72 3 роки тому +1

      There are many cities and villages with snow in Spain. In Andalucía too, for example, Granada.

  • @robertmeredith906
    @robertmeredith906 3 роки тому +3

    Should we start a Go Fund Me page for a new awning?
    Loved the video guys. Absolutely amazing to see Madrid looking like that.
    Good to see you two still making the most of what you can actually get to do.
    Really looking forward to the Madrid Wine Country video.

    • @spainrevealed
      @spainrevealed  3 роки тому

      The Madrid wine country video keeps getting delayed due to travel restrictions -- but it will happen!

  • @joelewis9627
    @joelewis9627 3 роки тому +4

    Snow in Spain is wonderful! The films Doctor Zivago and Conan the barbarian demonstrate this.😃

  • @AWalkWithUs
    @AWalkWithUs 3 роки тому

    Amazing video of a rare event, a whole new side of Madrid I have not seen. Great. 😀👍

  • @Janaale
    @Janaale 3 роки тому

    I love it when snow falls into places that have never seen snow. It's magical.

    • @nomecreona3829
      @nomecreona3829 3 роки тому +1

      You mean in these quantities, in Madrid city it snows almost every year and in the province absolutely every year. There is a ski station less than 1 hour from Madrid.