Late October often brings northern New England its first taste of the winter season with cold weather and snow. Even though some of the mountainous regions may receive a few inches of snow it’s usually not much more than a nuance. On October 22, 1969 cold air was firmly in place as a storm moved up the east coast of the United States. The result was an early season heavy snowstorm; the heaviest and earliest in New England in almost 50 years. Rochester, Vermont had 12\"; with even more in mountain areas. Some Vermont ski resorts actually had limited skiing on the 23rd. The 5.1\" at Burlington, VT was a 24-hour October record. Portland, ME had an early season record of 3.6\".
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