The people of Montreal steel themselves for snow from October to May. They can't beat their long Canadian winter, so they do the only sensible thing: They adapt to it – outdoors and in.
Outdoors, Montrealers ski, skate, toboggan and take horse-drawn sleighs on Mount Royal.
While indoors, a weatherproof underground city thrives. Smart shops, continental-style cafes and cinemas with films in French and English line indoor promenades beneath office buildings.
And virtually everything is linked by the Metro, with its efficient, bright blue cars.
Sporting events and the theater are both popular here, so you'll need a combination of purely practical clothes and a few glitzier bits.
Montreal in March