Agreed. Imo, living through 78 as a soon to be 10 yr old 5 weeks afterwards, 78 had longer lasting winds, and thus bigger drifts, and even longer lasting blizzard conditions. But Feb 13 had even more snow than 78 here, with legit 6”+/hr rates that were absolutely mind boggling to witness.
Feb ‘13 finally lived up to the performance and ferocity of 1978 for me…and I pretty much treat/think of them as equals for my area. Until that point, nothing had lived up to 78 here. But Feb 13 finally did for me. Both incredible storms.