lake effect snow ducked 7 feet of snow in just four days. that was before winter even began. >> it's too much. it's just really a lot of snow here and we're closed in here. it's not an open area. can just fling the snow area. >> reporter: an army of front loaders work around the clock. three days later, temperatures were in the mid 60s. it wasn't just northern cities to face winter's wrath. the deep south suffered as well from dallas to nashville to lexington. the south was in the deep freeze. earlier this month, south of louisville kentucky i-65 turned into a block of ice. causing trucks to jackknife and backing up traffic for miles. motorists were stranded in their cars for up to 20 hours. >> we have now been sitting in this same spot for over four hours. >> reporter: but the big winter this season is clearly boston. people shovelled through the snowiest season on record with 108.6 inches of snow so far.