Windsor residents continue to dig out into Wednesday afternoon after the nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up over 3 feet of snow in some places.
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Windsor residents continue to dig out into Wednesday afternoon after the nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up 31 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Gary Poulton uses a snowblower Wednesday to slowly chip away at the massive amounts of snow covering a long driveway on Bates Road in Windsor.
Rich Lampron tries to walk a few steps through the unplowed driveway to his Bates Road property in Windsor on Wednesday before giving up on the endeavor as the snow rose nearly to his waist. The nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday hit hardest in Windsor, which topped out at 31 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Caleb Mitchell digs through the deep snow in his driveway at his Cheshire Street home in Windsor after Tuesday’s nor’easter buried much of the Berkshires. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up 31 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
David Bachand, right, helps dig out a parking space for Caleb Mitchell at his Cheshire St. home in Windsor after Tuesday’s nor’easter dumped feet of snow on the Berkshires. Bachand, who was out driving on his day off, came across Mitchell and decided to help out when he could’t pass Mitchell’s car, which was parked in the road.
David Bachand, left, helps dig out a parking space for Caleb Mitchell at his Cheshire Street home in Windsor after Tuesday’s nor’easter buried much of the Berkshires. Bachand, who was out driving on his day off, came across Mitchell and decided to help out when he could’t pass Mitchell’s car, which was parked in the road.
Rich Lampron tries to walk a few steps through the unplowed driveway to his Bates Road property in Windsor on Wednesday before giving up on the endeavor as the snow rose nearly to his waist. The nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday hit hardest in Windsor, which topped out at 31 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Gary Poulton uses a snowblower to slowly chip away at the massive amounts of snow covering a long driveway on Bates Rd. in Windsor on Wednesday. The nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday hit hardest in Windsor, with snow accumulation of over three feet of snow in some places.
A mailbox on Old Route 9 in Windsor is barely visible on Wednesday after being dug out from the snow brought by the nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up over three feet of snow in some places.
A tractor continues to clear the massive amount of snow from Peru Rd. in Windsor on Wednesday afternoon after the nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up over three feet of snow in some places.
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Windsor residents continue to dig out into Wednesday afternoon after the nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up 31 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Rich Lampron tries to walk a few steps through the unplowed driveway to his Bates Road property in Windsor on Wednesday before giving up on the endeavor as the snow rose nearly to his waist. The nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday hit hardest in Windsor, which topped out at 31 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Caleb Mitchell digs through the deep snow in his driveway at his Cheshire Street home in Windsor after Tuesday’s nor’easter buried much of the Berkshires. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up 31 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
David Bachand, right, helps dig out a parking space for Caleb Mitchell at his Cheshire St. home in Windsor after Tuesday’s nor’easter dumped feet of snow on the Berkshires. Bachand, who was out driving on his day off, came across Mitchell and decided to help out when he could’t pass Mitchell’s car, which was parked in the road.
David Bachand, left, helps dig out a parking space for Caleb Mitchell at his Cheshire Street home in Windsor after Tuesday’s nor’easter buried much of the Berkshires. Bachand, who was out driving on his day off, came across Mitchell and decided to help out when he could’t pass Mitchell’s car, which was parked in the road.
Rich Lampron tries to walk a few steps through the unplowed driveway to his Bates Road property in Windsor on Wednesday before giving up on the endeavor as the snow rose nearly to his waist. The nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday hit hardest in Windsor, which topped out at 31 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Gary Poulton uses a snowblower to slowly chip away at the massive amounts of snow covering a long driveway on Bates Rd. in Windsor on Wednesday. The nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday hit hardest in Windsor, with snow accumulation of over three feet of snow in some places.
A mailbox on Old Route 9 in Windsor is barely visible on Wednesday after being dug out from the snow brought by the nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up over three feet of snow in some places.
A tractor continues to clear the massive amount of snow from Peru Rd. in Windsor on Wednesday afternoon after the nor’easter that hammered the Berkshires from Monday night into Tuesday. The town of Windsor topped the snow accumulation charts for the county, racking up over three feet of snow in some places.
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Stephanie Zollshan
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Stephanie Zollshan has been a photojournalist for The Berkshire Eagle since 2011. She is a Boston University graduate whose work has been featured in publications around the world. Stephanie can be reached at szollshan@berkshireeagle.com.
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The snow in the hilltowns — Windsor, Savoy, Florida, Plainfield, Cummington, Worthington, Hinsdale, Peru — was a sight to behold. And that was the motivation — to behold that sight — for this editor, along with his wife and their two daughters, to venture up into the high country for a look around.
"It's counter-intuitive and yet borne out by the science and predictions that with a warming climate here in the Northeast, we will actually likely continue to see more intense snowstorms," said Elena Traister, professor of Environmental Studies at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
