Ottawa Reclaims a Guinness World Record
All photos courtesy of Sofie Sharom
What’s more Canadian than building a snowman?
Answer: building 2069 of them in less than an hour! This past Sunday over 1500 eager Ottawa area residents came out to help the city proudly reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most snowman made in an hour.
Snowball rollers of all ages came out on a mild Sunday afternoon, equipped with sticks, carrots, buttons and a variety of snowmen outfits, ready to beat the previous record of 2036 snowman, held by Japan. With milder temperatures creating the ideal packing snow, Ottawa successfully reclaimed its World Record by rolling up a total of 2069 snowmen! As part of the Winterlude festival, this very Canadian event was organized by Ottawa’s Cracking-Up the Capital Comedy Festival, with the aim to raise money and awareness for mental health.