Boston's gigantic snow pile from last winter has finally melted away - well into summer.
Mayor Martin Walsh announced on Tuesday that Boston's once-massive pile of snow has melted entirely. The pile stood at an impressive 75 feet (22 meters) when a record-breaking winter dumped more than 110 inches (280 centimeters) of snow onto the city, according to FOX News.
The pile was constructed by city workers who removed the snow from Boston's streets and brought them to "snow farms," where the snow was stacked up and left to the melt. However, Bostonians didn't anticipate that the snow would take so long to melt.
The snow farm slowly turned into a heap of trash as more than 80 tons of garbage piled on top of it. Two snowstorms struck after residents put their trash out, and it got swept up by plows, officials say, according to the Associated Press.
Some days reached into the high-80s, turning the heap of trash into a smelly nightmare.
Turning the eyesore into a game, Mayor Walsh turned the wait for the final melt into a contest where users would guess the exact date that the snow would be gone for good. In a clear show of pessimism, some speculated that the messy mass would last until Labor Day, according to KCCI 8.
The mayor announced and congratulated the winners Wednesday morning at Boston's City Hall.
Now, with summer in full swing and temperatures rising, the winter seems like a distant bad dream to most Bostonians.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker captured the mood on Tuesday, tweeting: "Our nightmare is officially over!"
Watch the snow pile's progression from March to July in the video below.
