A Winter Getaway To New York's Snowiest Town Is Nothing Short Of Magical
By Christy Articola|Published February 22, 2023
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Christy Articola has lived in Colorado since 2013 and considers herself a Centennial State enthusiast and expert through and through. She's based in Denver metro, but over the past decade, she has traveled to every corner, river, village, park, town, and city in the state and continues to explore it deeper and further whenever she can. Christy simply can't get enough of Colorado, and loves sharing all her adventures with you through Only In Your State! She graduated with a degree in journalism from Fordham University and is thrilled to be working as a full time travel writer for this and other sites - she finally found her perfect niche - and is so grateful for that.
Have you ever wondered where you can find the snowiest town in New York? You might think that it’s way up north, or somewhere in the Catskills, or somewhere right on the shores of the Great Lakes. All those guesses would be wrong, though, actually – the snowiest town in New York is West Turin. Where is West Turin, you ask? Read on to find out, and to learn more about why you should plan a winter getaway to this very snowy place.
West Turin is the snowiest town in New York. Not only that, but it's one of the snowiest towns in the nation. West Turin gets an average of 214.2 inches of snow per year. Wow!
West Turin is in Lewis County. It's about 45 minutes southeast of Watertown and about 45 minutes due north of Rome. The population of this town is only about 1,500 despite it being quite large; it covers an area of 102 square miles.
The snow in West Turin really comes down heavily all winter. This is probably in part because the cold weather comes of the Great Lakes but then gets stuck on its journey eastward because the lower Adirondacks are in the way. It just DUMPS.
This is great, though, for people who enjoy winter sports! West Turin is full of snowmobile trails. Almost everyone in this area snowmobiles, and anyone who visits this area during the winter likely does too!
It's a wonderful place for a winter getaway. There are lots of very nice vacation rentals in West Turin. This one sleeps 10 in four bedrooms and has two full baths.
If you're someone who enjoys snowmobiling, snowshoeing, winter hiking, or just cozying up in front of a fire on a very snowy winter's day, you're going to love a quick winter getaway to this area.
