But there is no need to invest in a pack-pony or snow-shoes: by 1998 Europeans may be flying direct to Whitehorse.

ECONOMIST: Spirit of 1998

In a review of services, St Albans City and District Council's Cabinet will supply slip-on snow shoes to fit over safety boots.

BBC: St Albans binmen to wear snow shoes this winter

He always wore snow-white T-shirts, black pants and black penny loafer shoes, and as he blithely dog-cussed his brother he bent over, took off one loafer and dumped several neatly folded bills into his hand.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Prince of Frogtown'

"The snow was over the tops of our shoes, up towards your ankle, " left-hander Aaron Laffey said.

WSJ: Mets-Rockies game postponed by spring snowstorm