Getting your player ready...
STOWE, Vt. — A winter storm that wreaked havoc on the Upper Midwest began its snowy assault on the East on Monday, spelling trouble for travelers but elation for ski resorts.
Drivers in much of the region had to navigate a mix of rain, sleet and snow as the storm — blamed for at least 17 deaths — lumbered eastward, blanketing northern New England overnight and threatening to dump as much as 20 inches in places.
“It’s not snow. It’s white gold,” said Christopher Francis, innkeeper at Ye Olde England Inne, in the shadow of Stowe Mountain Resort.
School was canceled or classes delayed from New York to Maine as highways turned slippery.
