If I talk to you regularly, or if you have other friends in Pittsburgh, Philly, Baltimore, or DC, you’ve no doubt heard about the overwhelming amounts of snowfall and cold that we’ve experienced this winter. Here in the ‘burgh, we had our first major accumulation of snowfall on December 16, and that same snow is still on the ground, buried under lots more that’s followed it. It’s quite unusual for us to have such a long stretch of cold days; in most years, the snow we get here tends to melt almost as quickly as it comes.

The biggest storm of all hit on Friday night, February 5th. It dropped 26″ on the city in less than 24 hours. Thanks to Pop City for passing along this excellent video shot by a group of filmmaking skiiers who took advantage of a rare opportunity to do some urban skiing on Pittsburgh’s steep, hilly terrain and unusual city staircases.

–Melanie