Before anybody panics, realize the following:
1. Burlington,VT in 2007 had its snowiest year ever.
2. Glens Falls, NY had its snowiest year ever in 02-03.
3. According to many ski areas (up until our recent thaw), they had "never seen so much snow, or conditions so good this early"
4. I did a snowfall study for the Blue Hill Observatory, MA in 2000. The 99-00 season had the highest 5 year average for snowfall ever.
5. These studies often pick and choose data to make their points.
6. Variability in New England is EXTREME. Check out this graph of snowfall at Blue Hill:
http://www.bluehill.org/annsnow.gif