15 photos that prove Toronto is beautiful in the winter

This hasn't exactly been an easy winter in Toronto. With day after day of extreme cold weather alerts, anyone hoping that Mother Nature would take pity on us after last year's polar vortex must surely be depressed right about now. If there's a saving grace to the Toronto winter, it's the fact that our city looks rather beautiful when covered in snow and ice (note that I didn't say slush, which has no redeeming qualities). In honour of all the talented Toronto photographers who've frozen their asses off to take nice pictures for us, here's an optimistic view of winter.

Check out these photos that prove winter in Toronto is a beautiful time of year.