Vermont faces a mess after storm; ski areas are jubilant

MONTPELIER — Vermont and the Northeast were in dig- out mode Wednesday, one day after a treacherous storm packing strong winds and accompanying plummeting temperatures left some residents dealing with rock-hard ice and others with more than 2 feet of snow. The upshot: a late-season boost to the region’s ski areas.

The powerful nor’easter that paralyzed much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor Tuesday fell short of the predicted snowfall in many areas, but the 29.7 inches of snow that fell by Wednesday afternoon at the Burlington International Airport in Vermont was the second-most on record and about 4 inches shy of the high established in January 2010.

The largest snowfall reported in Vermont was 34 inches in the town of Jay, about 50 miles northeast of Burlington, along the Canadian border.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Eric Evenson said that as of midnight Tuesday, the Burlington airport had received 60.6 inches of snow for the winter, still 8.8 inches below normal for the season, but well ahead of the same point last year when only 29.9 inches had fallen.

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