Yes, New England really was colder when you were a kid. Climate change makes snowy winters feel like a treat.
Yes, New England really was colder when you were a kid. Climate change makes snowy winters feel like a treat.
Baby Boomers grew up with two more weeks of frozen lakes than Gen Z is living with now.
Finally. We watched snowflakes glimmer in the light of street lamps. Kids played pick-up hockey on frozen ponds. And skiers relished in the abundant snow cover — a booming ski season was back.
After years of warm winters that limited snow sports and often left the ground muddy instead of blanketed by white, New Englanders this year welcomed back a winter season that felt, well, cold.
This more classic New England winter is thanks to a weak La Niña weather pattern that tends to draw in more cold air and help whip up storms. Even so, this winter doesn’t come close to the hallmark bitter cold winters of Boston: Temperatures trended below average but were generally well within what’s considered normal. And the snowfall in Boston was actually below average between December and late February.
