See 11 photos of snowstorm Stella trying and failing to be a blizzard

Following in the footsteps of fake news, snowstorm Stella proved to be a fake blizzard in NYC today. Though we were promised up to two feet of the white stuff, instead, we’ll now have way less snow—just four to eight inches. Though public schools and above-ground subway service did close today, Broadway shows must go on as usual. And New Yorkers didn’t let the gloomy weather put a damper on their snow day, hitting the streets to take photos of the serene snow before it turns into slush puddles. Here are our favorite Instagrams of today’s moderate, not-a-blizzard snowstorm: 

 

A post shared by Arina Zakarzhevskaia (@shooting_nyc) on Mar 13, 2017 at 9:50pm PDT

 

A post shared by Nico Schinco (@nschinco) on Mar 14, 2017 at 10:05am PDT

 

A post shared by Felipe Vicianna (@felipevicianna) on Mar 14, 2017 at 9:58am PDT

 

A post shared by Berti (@photosbyberti) on Mar 14, 2017 at 9:51am PDT

 

A post shared by Noel Y. C.🇵🇭🇺🇸 (@nyclovesnyc) on Mar 14, 2017 at 9:15am PDT

 

A post shared by @melliekr on Mar 14, 2017 at 8:57am PDT

 

A post shared by Abraham Chuang (@nydetour) on Mar 14, 2017 at 8:59am PDT

 

A post shared by Casandra Ramos (@casandraramos) on Mar 14, 2017 at 8:55am PDT

 

A post shared by Chandle Lee (@chandle.art) on Mar 14, 2017 at 7:59am PDT

 

A post shared by Cindy (@cin.days) on Mar 14, 2017 at 7:11am PDT

 

A post shared by Mairin (@mairintuite) on Mar 14, 2017 at 8:53am PDT