one of my favorite nearly forgotten storms was March 05? Flash freeze and whiteout for a few hours behind a bombing low. There was only 3-6" in ene perhaps but it fell in ~3 hours. Mini dec 05
Similar boat...before my back and hip injuries, as well as a 2nd operation on my right leg, I was hitting over 300 with a cheap steel taylor made. Hoping to play a little this year, though it's been around 10 years.
I forgot how late it was, it seemed to be just before sunset in SE MA. I think what helped at the time was the sun was setting, not sure it would have snowed a few hours earlier.