Niagara Falls frozen in time as Polar Vortex blankets US

Mike Gallagher

Jan 9, 2014 - 07:32

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Niagara Falls frozen in time as Polar Vortex blankets US

The US side of the Niagara Falls frozen in time (Picture: Reuters/Aaron Harris)

Clad with SLRs and visitor maps, tourists were gifted with a wholly spectacular sight when they tued up at Niagara Falls this week.

The Polar Vortex has unfurled record low glacial temperatures on much of the US leaving one of its most esteemed attractions giving a scintillating snow show.

Water – or in this case icicles – plunges 170ft to the ground at Niagara Falls, where three waterfalls straddle the American-Canadian border.

This week, pictured from Canada looking at the US side of the falls, it has literally frozen it in time.

The polar vortex which affected large swathes of the US is expected to calm off this weekend (Picture: REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

The Rainbow Bridge connects the US side of Niagara Falls to the Canadian side (Picture: REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

The U.S. side of the Niagara Falls is pictured in Ontario, January 8, 2014.

Over 20million people visit Niagara each year (Picture: REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

Ice chunks and water flow over the falls Niagara Falls, Ontario, January 8, 2014. The frigid air and "polar vortex" that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southe Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. REUTERS/Aaron Harris (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

Ice chunks flow over the Niagara into its gorge (Picture: REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

Visitors take pictures overlooking the falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, January 8, 2014. The frigid air and "polar vortex" that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southe Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. REUTERS/Aaron Harris (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)