Cheap Travel Guide

In addition to the two feet of snow we have had today (the storm gained enough strength to be categorized this afternoon as a blizzard), winds are very strong tonight and may hamper lift operations at the ski areas tomorrow too. However, even getting to VT may prove to be too much of a challenge anyway.

This is the biggest snow storm I have ever been through. I would imagine it will take the better part of tomorrow to get the roads plowed and to get Burlington airport open. The winds are pushing the snow around so much that even if the roads are plowed, they drift back over soon after.

The snow in our parking lot is a little over knee deep. A tall SUV belonging to our only guests tonight is nearly covered in snow drifts because the wind has pushed the snow up the sides of the car to the bottom of the side windows. My four wheel drive pickup truck with four snow tires is stuck on the driveway because it slid into a snowbank when I foolishly tried to drive though more than a foot of snow this afternoon. I’m waiting for the snow plow guy to come and help pull me out. I started raking the building roofs but all the snow blew back on and I have to start again tomorrow. Raking heavy snow from two and three story buildings is a major pain especially when it is this windy and cold.

Other than that, it was a quiet day.

Before you head out to anywhere in Vermont, check the Agency of Transportation Vermont Road Report map and the Vermont Road Conditions Text Report. If you are away from internet access, you can call The Vermont Agency of Transportation’s toll free road report at 1-800-ICY-ROAD.

This link is the FAA’s Flight Control airport status report on Burlington VT airport (BTV), however you should also check your airline to get your flight’s status.

(c) 2007 Jeff Connor

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