Children bundled up in puffy coats outside the New England Aquarium during the cold weather event on Feb. 4. (Boston, Massachusetts) (Photo by Paige Kahn/Boston University News Service)
By Paige Kahn
Boston University News Service
Frigid winds from the Arctic brought subzero temperatures to the Northeast on Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, which the National Weather Service (NWS) called an “epic, generational arctic outbreak.”
The polar vortex lasted only from Friday to Saturday. Still, it led to the coldest wind chill ever recorded in the U.S. New Hampshire’s Mount Washington reached a record-breaking low of minus 108 degrees, according to the NWS.
Boston University News Service photographer Paige Kahn captured the cold snap in Massachusetts and Vermont as people in New England braved the outdoors.
Temperatures fell to minus 15 in Vermont on Feb. 4, according to a report from NWS. (Bridgewater, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)
Killington Ski Area pushed back their opening time by two hours on Feb. 4 and closed multiple lifts because of the high winds and low temperatures, according to a post from their official Twitter page. (Bridgewater, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)
Traffic to Killington Mountain Resort returned on Feb. 5 as the weather dramatically warmed. The NWS recorded an average of 24.5F. (Bridgewater, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)
Cars packed the parking lot of Killington Mountain Resort’s Skyeship Base Lodge on the morning of Feb. 5 as if the cold snap never happened. (Killington, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)
Though the ski area planned for business as usual on Feb. 5, Killington opened an hour late due to a power outage and announced it on Twitter. (Killington, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)
In typical Boston fashion, locals left their warm homes on Feb. 4 and went about their day, despite Mayor Michelle Wu declaring a cold emergency. (Boston, Massachusetts) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)Bridgewater Corners Country Store lined up lounge chairs outside on Feb. 5, reminiscent of warmer days. (Bridgewater, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)The icy-cold winds at Boston’s waterfront caused some pedestrians to walk twice their speed to get indoors on Feb. 4. (Boston, Massachusetts) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)People packed up after a day at Killington Ski Resort on Feb. 5. (Killington, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)Someone’s snowboard boots toppled over on the frozen parking lot on Feb. 5, the day after the cold snap. (Killington, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)NWS reported that Boston reached a minus 10F on Feb. 4, making it one of the lowest temperatures in the area in 67 years. (Boston, Massachusetts) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)Icicles began to melt off some of the Vermont houses when the weather turned warmer on Feb. 5. (Bridgewater, Vermont) (Photo by Paige Kahn/BU News Service)
