As Bermudians abroad emerge from the US East’s blizzard, one group in particular has cause to smile — Warwick Academy’s ski trip.The group of 31 students and eight teachers managed to make it to Vermont’s Killington Resort just in advance of the snowstorm, which dumped 14 inches of snow over a 24-hour period.“The key was getting out of Boston where they did get the worst of the blizzard,” said teacher Harry Patchett.It was a full-blown blizzard for New York, reported Davon Adams, of Sunset Park, South Brooklyn.Initially taking the blizzard threat to be “media overreaction due to Tropical Storm Sandy”, Mr Adams, from Southampton in Bermuda, found the snow “calf deep” over the weekend and tough to negotiate.“The wind was what, in my opinion, made this storm worse,” he added.“Compared to the snow just after Christmas, 2010 I think New York City was much more prepared, as there were constant snow ploughs throughout the night.“Everyone in my area seemed to cope well. I even saw delivery men making food deliveries on their bicycle during the hight of the storm.“Conditions now are much improved — however there are still mounds of snow alongside the road.”Melting snow in the blizzard’s aftermath is now making for tough walking conditions in the city, he said.Former Bermuda resident Tom Bieluch now resides in Avon, Connecticut, which “shut down on Friday morning and remains closed”.With many roads yet to be ploughed, Connecticut’s Governor has asked people to keep at home, Mr Bieluch said.“Even the insurance companies are asking employees to work from home.“They do not know when schools will be able to reopen. Many schools, restaurants and businesses are not yet ploughed out and there is no on street parking.“Many need to shovel off their roofs first so they are not in danger of collapse.This morning we awoke to light snow followed by sleet, freezing rain and then rain making the snow even heavier.”Banks of snow reached as high as 4.5ft, he added.Roads across the region remain shut down in the aftermath of the weekend storm, with Connecticut the worst-hit.