Contest description
Easy as 1, 2, 3: Guess the exact date and time of when we will have at least 0.5 cm (or a 0.1-inch) of snow in Montreal downtown (Example: Nov. 1 at 11:10 a.m.). The winning entry will be drawn from all the entries with the nearest correct date and time of the first snowfall as measured in Montreal downtown (i.e St-Catherine Street). The entry will have to be submitted by October 16th, 2011 at midnight (EST).
Contest is now closed - We have a winner
Thank you to the 137 participants who participated to the 2011 edition of the First Snow Contest. The first snow flakes hit Montreal on Novembre 23rd, at 2:30 a.m. 1 hour later the ground was covered. The 2011 winner is Valéry.
Webcams taken on November 23rd at 3:25 a.m.
List of participants
Find below the list of all participants in a chronological order:
| Order | Participant | Date (yyyy-mm-dd) | Hour (0-24) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1  | Stéphane M | 2011-10-05 | 17:10 | Better luck next year |
| 2 | Rudolf R | 2011-10-20 | 08:30 | Better luck next year |
| 3 | Guillaume | 2011-10-24 | 03:20 | Better luck next year |
| 4 | R-m&p E | 2011-10-27 | 20:30 | Better luck next year |
| 5 | Husson | 2011-10-29 | 02:20 | Better luck next year |
| 6 | Denis | 2011-10-29 | 03:10 | Better luck next year |
| 7 | Marchand | 2011-10-30 | 00:10 | Better luck next year |
| 8 | Luka C | 2011-10-30 | 20:30 | Better luck next year |
| 9 | Landelin E | 2011-10-31 | 16:00 | Better luck next year |
| 10 | Chantal | 2011-11-01 | 08:30 | Better luck next year |
| 11 | Nicolas Z | 2011-11-01 | 12:00 | Better luck next year |
| 12 | Jean-marc | 2011-11-01 | 23:20 | Better luck next year |
| 13 | Nicole G | 2011-11-02 | 01:10 | Better luck next year |
| 14 | Jean | 2011-11-02 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 15 | Christian M | 2011-11-02 | 04:20 | Better luck next year |
| 16 | Chantal A | 2011-11-03 | 07:20 | Better luck next year |
| 17 | Dupont | 2011-11-03 | 09:00 | Better luck next year |
| 18 | Jeremy | 2011-11-03 | 09:20 | Better luck next year |
| 19 | Emile P | 2011-11-03 | 11:00 | Better luck next year |
| 20 | Burgin S | 2011-11-04 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 21 | Richard P | 2011-11-04 | 04:40 | Better luck next year |
| 22 | Annie P | 2011-11-04 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 23 | Daniel L | 2011-11-04 | 06:30 | Better luck next year |
| 24 | Jeanne P | 2011-11-04 | 21:00 | Better luck next year |
| 25 | Benoit L | 2011-11-05 | 03:10 | Better luck next year |
| 26 | Esteban | 2011-11-06 | 09:10 | Better luck next year |
| 27 | Alexandre S | 2011-11-07 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 28 | Matthieu B | 2011-11-07 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 29 | Fred | 2011-11-07 | 17:20 | Better luck next year |
| 30 | Nic M | 2011-11-08 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 31 | Frances | 2011-11-08 | 12:00 | Better luck next year |
| 32 | Alain R | 2011-11-08 | 16:00 | Better luck next year |
| 33 | Caroline | 2011-11-08 | 16:10 | Better luck next year |
| 34 | André P | 2011-11-08 | 17:00 | Better luck next year |
| 35 | Eric P | 2011-11-08 | 22:00 | Better luck next year |
| 36 | Edith S | 2011-11-09 | 20:30 | Better luck next year |
| 37 | Daniel M | 2011-11-09 | 21:30 | Better luck next year |
| 38 | Chapdelaine | 2011-11-09 | 23:10 | Better luck next year |
| 39 | Paul M | 2011-11-10 | 02:30 | Better luck next year |
| 40 | Michel H | 2011-11-11 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 41 | Marie B | 2011-11-11 | 11:10 | Better luck next year |
| 42 | Tanit | 2011-11-11 | 11:10 | Better luck next year |
| 43 | Tony | 2011-11-11 | 23:10 | Better luck next year |
| 44 | Husson | 2011-11-12 | 04:20 | Better luck next year |
| 45 | Vincent L | 2011-11-12 | 08:00 | Better luck next year |
| 46 | Danielle S | 2011-11-13 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 47 | Charles-daniel L | 2011-11-13 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 48 | Claude | 2011-11-13 | 19:30 | Better luck next year |
| 49 | Quervel | 2011-11-14 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 50 | Julie S | 2011-11-14 | 19:00 | Better luck next year |
| 51 | Michel | 2011-11-14 | 20:00 | Better luck next year |
| 52 | Ashwin M | 2011-11-15 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 53 | Delsart | 2011-11-15 | 03:40 | Better luck next year |
| 54 | Bertrand B | 2011-11-15 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 55 | Maurice | 2011-11-15 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 56 | Rosemarie L | 2011-11-15 | 06:10 | Better luck next year |
| 57 | Jean-claude N | 2011-11-15 | 12:00 | Better luck next year |
| 58 | Josée B | 2011-11-15 | 20:20 | Better luck next year |
| 59 | Desperrier | 2011-11-16 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 60 | Josué F | 2011-11-16 | 03:00 | Better luck next year |
| 61 | Michel H | 2011-11-16 | 05:50 | Better luck next year |
| 62 | Martin T | 2011-11-16 | 06:10 | Better luck next year |
| 63 | Lachaux-hosatte | 2011-11-16 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 64 | Froment L | 2011-11-16 | 21:10 | Better luck next year |
| 65 | Réjean B | 2011-11-16 | 22:40 | Better luck next year |
| 66 | Thierry S | 2011-11-17 | 06:20 | Better luck next year |
| 67 | Calypso B | 2011-11-17 | 13:30 | Better luck next year |
| 68 | Sylvie L | 2011-11-17 | 16:10 | Better luck next year |
| 69 | Rejean | 2011-11-18 | 02:30 | Better luck next year |
| 70 | Francois-xavier C | 2011-11-18 | 03:10 | Better luck next year |
| 71 | Lestrade A | 2011-11-18 | 03:20 | Better luck next year |
| 72 | De N | 2011-11-18 | 04:40 | Better luck next year |
| 73 | François | 2011-11-18 | 05:20 | Better luck next year |
| 74 | Damien | 2011-11-18 | 17:40 | Better luck next year |
| 75 | Tilio B | 2011-11-18 | 18:00 | Better luck next year |
| 76 | Rieux | 2011-11-18 | 22:10 | Better luck next year |
| 77 | Vincent | 2011-11-19 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 78 | Lyne R | 2011-11-19 | 06:30 | Better luck next year |
| 79 | Diane A | 2011-11-19 | 21:40 | Better luck next year |
| 80 | Sam | 2011-11-20 | 03:00 | Better luck next year |
| 81 | Hai T | 2011-11-20 | 04:10 | Better luck next year |
| 82 | Dominique M | 2011-11-20 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 83 | Christophe | 2011-11-20 | 14:00 | Better luck next year |
| 84 | John M | 2011-11-21 | 03:20 | Better luck next year |
| 85 | Suzie T | 2011-11-21 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 86 | Cindy L | 2011-11-22 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 87 | Sophie | 2011-11-22 | 15:10 | Better luck next year |
| 88 | Mike R | 2011-11-22 | 21:00 | Better luck next year |
89  | Valéry H | 2011-11-23 | 05:40 | 2011 Winner |
| 90 | Laval Y | 2011-11-24 | 04:50 | Better luck next year |
| 91 | Joseph C | 2011-11-24 | 09:00 | Better luck next year |
| 92 | Yves H | 2011-11-24 | 15:20 | Better luck next year |
| 93 | Catteau V | 2011-11-24 | 16:20 | Better luck next year |
| 94 | Nadia | 2011-11-24 | 19:00 | Better luck next year |
| 95 | Quervel | 2011-11-25 | 05:20 | Better luck next year |
| 96 | Meteodefeyzin | 2011-11-25 | 06:20 | Better luck next year |
| 97 | Camille | 2011-11-25 | 22:10 | Better luck next year |
| 98 | Sebastien C | 2011-11-26 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 99 | Lionel B | 2011-11-26 | 12:00 | Better luck next year |
| 100 | Martin G | 2011-11-26 | 19:30 | Better luck next year |
| 101 | André M | 2011-11-26 | 23:40 | Better luck next year |
| 102 | Véronique D | 2011-11-27 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 103 | Pascal L | 2011-11-27 | 04:50 | Better luck next year |
| 104 | Nathalie | 2011-11-27 | 11:00 | Better luck next year |
| 105 | Gaétan B | 2011-11-27 | 19:10 | Better luck next year |
| 106 | Melanie | 2011-11-27 | 19:40 | Better luck next year |
| 107 | Charles G | 2011-11-28 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 108 | France L | 2011-11-28 | 01:10 | Better luck next year |
| 109 | Claudine S | 2011-11-28 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 110 | Harout T | 2011-11-28 | 06:10 | Better luck next year |
| 111 | Dimitri | 2011-11-28 | 06:50 | Better luck next year |
| 112 | Karine B | 2011-11-29 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 113 | Luc M | 2011-11-29 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 114 | Stéphane L | 2011-11-29 | 18:00 | Better luck next year |
| 115 | Huu Q | 2011-11-30 | 09:00 | Better luck next year |
| 116 | Diane F | 2011-11-30 | 18:00 | Better luck next year |
| 117 | Eric S | 2011-11-30 | 18:30 | Better luck next year |
| 118 | Damien | 2011-12-01 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 119 | Wilma | 2011-12-01 | 16:00 | Better luck next year |
| 120 | Amélie V | 2011-12-02 | 04:40 | Better luck next year |
| 121 | Jean-paul G | 2011-12-02 | 09:20 | Better luck next year |
| 122 | Marie-claude | 2011-12-04 | 16:00 | Better luck next year |
| 123 | Judith B | 2011-12-05 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 124 | Manon D | 2011-12-05 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 125 | Marilyn B | 2011-12-06 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 126 | Leduc | 2011-12-06 | 19:00 | Better luck next year |
| 127 | André B | 2011-12-07 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 128 | Eric S | 2011-12-08 | 01:30 | Better luck next year |
| 129 | Sylvain G | 2011-12-08 | 20:00 | Better luck next year |
| 130 | Michael F | 2011-12-09 | 20:00 | Better luck next year |
| 131 | Sylvie L | 2011-12-10 | 03:00 | Better luck next year |
| 132 | Yvan L | 2011-12-10 | 06:20 | Better luck next year |
| 133 | Manon L | 2011-12-11 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 134 | Maryam B | 2011-12-12 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 135 | Maaike | 2011-12-12 | 07:30 | Better luck next year |
| 136 | Frederique S | 2011-12-13 | 06:30 | Better luck next year |
| 137 | Yvon R | 2011-12-17 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
The two Livecams below show you the current weather conditions. Those LiveCams are installed in Montreal downtown.
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Bonus: Click on the image above to view it fullscreen.
Hall of Winners
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The 2010 winner of the First Snow Contest is Emile. His choice was October 30th at 4:00 p.m. and the snow flakes appeared arround 8:50 p.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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The 2009 winner of the First Snow Contest is Dominique. His choice was November 29th at 8:00 p.m. and the snow flakes covered the floor arround 5:40 a.m. the day after. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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The 2008 winner of the First Snow Contest was Valéry. His choice was November 24th at 7:40 a.m. and the snow appeared at 10:20 p.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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Thanh won the 2007 First Snow contest. His choice was November 20th at 3:00 a.m. and the first flakes covered the floor arround 4:15 a.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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