Scenes From The Chaos And Beauty Of Vermont's Mid-March Snowstorm, Through Videos

Vermont was pretty much ground zero for the snowstorm
on March 14-15. Most places had at least eight inches
of new snow, with up to 42 inches in the far southern
Vermont Green Mountains. 

 For those of you who don't like snow, the big mid-March snowstorm that swept into Vermont is already a fading memory, except for those of you in the southern Green Mountains who measured the new snow depth in feet, not inches.  

In low elevations, even though temperatures have barely been seasonable, the snow is melting fast. 

The snow depth in my yard in St. Albans, Vermont was 17 inches just as the last snow flakes of the snowstorm fell on March 15. By late Monday afternoon - less than a week later - that depth was down to four inches. with widening bare patches spreading from beneath trees. 

Still, the heavy, wet snow on March 14 and 15 brought both frustrations and beauty. The roads were tricky for sure and the soggy snow was backbreaking to shovel, to say the least. Power outages spread across most of Vermont. 

But the snow, amid gusty winds, plastered the trees into an undeniable winter wonderland. 

Sunset after the snow ended on March 15 in 
St. Albans, Vermont. 

Day Two of the storm offered more of the same early in the morning. But the snow ended by noon, at least around my place, and the cleanup began in earnest.

 That cleanup was aided a bit by the March sun's warmth cutting through the clouds just a bit, to melt any ice beneath the snow on the driveway, and unburdened the roof.

By evening, the sun came out in all its glory, revealing a bright, white, beautiful winter landscape. 

From there, after enjoying the gorgeousness of the whole thing, we were ready for the snow to start melting. 

The forecast the next day - Thursday - indicated we'd begin that melting in earnest. Instead, it snowed all day. Not much, but enough to make one think the snow would never start receding. Would we be buried in snow forever?

Nope! Next day, Friday, it rained for a change. The March meltdown began in earnest. By the time the rain ended, half of the new snow was gone. Spring will probably arrive after all

So I have three videos to share that gives you the experience. 

The first was taken during the first, and main day of the snowstorm.....

Click on this link, or if you see the image below, click on that:

Now, the second day of the snow. The morning began rough, with people struggling the roads and me struggling to shovel heavy, wet snow. But at least there were signs that the snow would melt, as the ice on the mostly-cleared driveway melted away, and the snow began sliding off the roof. And as the sun came out in the evening, it was really just gorgeous. Again, click on this link, or if you see the image below, click on that. 

Or maybe it won't melt. The next day brought more steady, but light snow. It made it seem we'd be mired in deep snow forever. Once again, click on this link, or if you see the image below, click on that: