In pictures: Winter storm slams the east coast

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In pictures: Winter storm slams the east coast

A collection of snow sport enthusiasts brave blowing snow and 20-degree temperatures to ski Horsebarn Hill in Mansfield, Ct. on Monday afternoon as the snow squalls pass from a storm that dropped more than a foot of snow across the state on Feb. 23.

Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public

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A powerful winter storm hit the northeast U.S. on Monday, leaving millions stranded at home, prompting travel bans — which were lifted by midday— and flight cancellations throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

According to Connecticut Public, some parts of the state got as much as two feet of snow, while some neighborhoods throughout New York recorded as much as 24 inches of snow. Thousands of residents in New York and New Jersey also reported power outages, with nearly 40,000 customers in New Jersey still without power as of early this evening.

Here are images of the areas affected by the winter storm:

A plow clears Silver Lane between East Hartford and Manchester on Feb. 23.

A plow clears Silver Lane between East Hartford and Manchester, Ct. on Feb. 23.

Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public

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A man makes a recording while laying in the snow in lower Manhattan during a snow storm on Feb. 23 in New York.

A person makes a recording while laying in the snow in lower Manhattan during a snow storm on Feb. 23 in New York.

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A trio of yard decorations in Willington, Conn. are coated with snow on Feb. 23, during a nor’easter that pounded the state with up to two feet of snow in some areas.

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