Narrative:

I was the captain on airlines flight from lga to yul on a b- 727. Yul airport was closed after we arrived in area while runway 6L was cleared of snow. After a short delay, we were cleared for the approach and landing on runway 6L. I cleared the runway on taxiway B-3, turning wbound on taxiway B. The braking action was fair to poor on the runway, but the txwys were covered with snow with poor braking. The txwys and taxiway signs were not clearly visible, but red or orange flags were used to mark edges. I taxied west on taxiway B and ground control told us to cross runway 10-28 and continue to terminal. I stopped the aircraft at what appeared to be the intersection of txwys B and B-2. I had the first officer verify with ground that this was the taxiway where we had to make a left turn and cross runway 10-28. Ground control said, 'no,' not to turn left but to continue right. Shortly thereafter, we were stuck in 3 ft of snow. The passenger (108) and crew were taken to the terminal by bus after exiting by use of the rear stairs. The aircraft was towed to the terminal by maintenance. There were no passenger or crew injuries nor was there any aircraft damage. The poor visibility and snow- covered txwys and markings contributed to our getting stuck. Ground control had ground radar but did not give us the correct instructions when we asked for verification.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TXWY EXCURSION. TXWY CONDITION SNOW.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON AIRLINES FLT FROM LGA TO YUL ON A B- 727. YUL ARPT WAS CLOSED AFTER WE ARRIVED IN AREA WHILE RWY 6L WAS CLRED OF SNOW. AFTER A SHORT DELAY, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 6L. I CLRED THE RWY ON TXWY B-3, TURNING WBOUND ON TXWY B. THE BRAKING ACTION WAS FAIR TO POOR ON THE RWY, BUT THE TXWYS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW WITH POOR BRAKING. THE TXWYS AND TXWY SIGNS WERE NOT CLRLY VISIBLE, BUT RED OR ORANGE FLAGS WERE USED TO MARK EDGES. I TAXIED W ON TXWY B AND GND CTL TOLD US TO CROSS RWY 10-28 AND CONTINUE TO TERMINAL. I STOPPED THE ACFT AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE INTXN OF TXWYS B AND B-2. I HAD THE FO VERIFY WITH GND THAT THIS WAS THE TXWY WHERE WE HAD TO MAKE A L TURN AND CROSS RWY 10-28. GND CTL SAID, 'NO,' NOT TO TURN L BUT TO CONTINUE R. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE WERE STUCK IN 3 FT OF SNOW. THE PAX (108) AND CREW WERE TAKEN TO THE TERMINAL BY BUS AFTER EXITING BY USE OF THE REAR STAIRS. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE TERMINAL BY MAINT. THERE WERE NO PAX OR CREW INJURIES NOR WAS THERE ANY ACFT DAMAGE. THE POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW- COVERED TXWYS AND MARKINGS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR GETTING STUCK. GND CTL HAD GND RADAR BUT DID NOT GIVE US THE CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS WHEN WE ASKED FOR VERIFICATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.