Here is an excerpt from my 2009-2010 log describing this to some extent:
12/31 to 1/3 8" Huge trof, at one point a week before looked
like BECS, but southrn stream swung way
east then retro to ME, Boston. 2.5 on day one
with zipper, then 3 with Norlun, then 2.5 wrap
around. Very spotty accums. We did well
in Trumbull. Very warm air backed into ME
and QE, we stayed bitter cold Sunday with
near blizzard conditions at times.