That's a steep gradient. I know being at 3K helped in the SE flow part of the storm when temps were warmer, but I didn't think 3K had more than 4-5" more vs 1500ft in that first part?
Either way, that's a sweet dump.
There are a few of these areas all over. I know of one not far from State College PA. They call it the barrens.
https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0477(1980)061<1368%3ATBCPYR>2.0.CO%3B2
It looks tough going forward. We went on a run from here on out last year. Maybe “run” is a little bit of an embellishment....but I made up significant ground.
At least it’s still winter in NNE even with the pig. I remember I went up there to escape in Feb 2012. It was worse up there in 2012 vs this year, but still had full snow and ice cover.
But it’s still winter. Brian, you need to let it play out. The winter severity index which was developed by some 500lb obese guy who never got laid, says it’s not so bad. Jeepers.