Winter Magic

Winsor Dam Road, Quabbin Reservoir in Belchertown MA
Photo by Linda Repasky

Snow scenes like this have been exceedingly rare around the Pioneer Valley so far this winter, but disappointed snow lovers can hang onto the fact that February is typically our snowiest month of the year. In 2015, Amherst recorded 63.4” of snow through March 20, most of which fell in February. Although 2023 looks like it may be breaking records for “low snowfall,” all is not yet lost - February has just begun!

This photo - taken by Linda Repasky along Winsor Dam Road at Quabbin Reservoir in Belchertown - is the featured photo for February in the 2023 Head in the Clouds Amherst wall calendar. As Linda herself reflects, “This scene exemplifies the perfect New England snowfall: awakening to just enough snowy goodness to beautifully transform the landscape and yet not so much that our everyday lives are hindered. Snow is winter’s magic ingredient!” Here’s to a little more of that “magic ingredient” this month, before winter gives way to spring.