30 years ago: The Record Day Snowfall of Vermont-wcyy.com

You know the storm means business when even skiers are like, “Okay, it can be small.” It happened on February 5, 1995, when one of Vermont’s most popular ski resorts, Jay Peak, was buried absolutely under 42 inches of snow simply 24 hoursS That’s right – three and a half feet of powder for one day. This information coming from New England Storm Tracker.

Norver’s snow was heavy and widespread. The areas that have raised 10 inches or more include Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, but Vermont was the clear winner of this one.

This storm was part of Nor’easter, which hit a new England, wearing Blizzard conditions, brutal winds and snow plows drivers working around the clock, trying to continue. Until Vermont is unknown to the big snowy sums, this one brought things out to a whole new level. Skiers and snowboarders probably think they have hit the jackpot – until they realize that even the intersections are fighting under the weight of all this fresh dust.

For the rest of Vermont, this storm meant one thing: a shovel … Many and many shovels. So, for those of you who ever think Vermont Winters are bad now, just remember – 1995. Put the bar ridiculously high (or deep, in this case).

In general, Blizzard’s memorable event ranks as category 2 on the scale of the Northeast Snowfall, and it is the one that still has many Vermont residents who still remind you to this day.