TO PARAPHRASE CAPT. OBVIOUS, it’s been a blockbuster first February vacation week in the valley of Ol’ Mount George Washington.
Sunny skies most of the week have been the norm, interrupted only by Tuesday’s snowstorm which brought a jackpot of powder to the valley, with Jackson topping the snowfall total in the state with 9.8 inches.
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