Tom Eastman

This year's snowfall is running ahead of last year's near-record total.

Snowy peak and peak foliage in the northern reaches signal the approach of Columbus Day weekend.

You're right, according to Briggs Bunker, longtime local weather cooperative observer for the U.S. Weather Service, whose reports are aired live daily on WMWV 93.5-FM's "Morning Weather Show."

Remember Mount Whittier? Then you probably remember Tyrol and Intervale ski areas too. Vanished but still cherished local slopes are the focus of a website and a talk this Sunday at the Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway.

With the latest snowstorm on Tuesday night, North Conway set new records for the snowiest February and the snowiest winter in 34 years. But it's still not the snowiest winter on record.