Snow continues to quickly disappear

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - It has been over two weeks since our February Nor'easter, and there has been a lot of snow melting since then. The big snow piles left by the storm are shrinking by the hour; especially on days like Monday.

The lower Pioneer Valley has the least snow on the ground right now; between two and six inches, and there are even some grassy spots where they have seen more sunshine.

Six to 10 inches of snow can be found in western Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties, and in the Berkshires, while the deepest snow, up to 12" still on the ground, can be found in a small area where Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire Counties meet.

No matter where you are, though, it’s going away fairly quickly. For Jamie Tyler of Belchertown, it cannot go away soon enough.

"I like to go outdoor running, and going through so much snow it's just awful so to have it melt away and dry up fairly quick has been great,” Tyler said.

After our February snowstorm, our initial amount of 20” of snow compacted and shrunk.

Various factors have affected the depth of the snow pack: temperature, sunlight, wind and added chemicals can impact how quickly snow melts. Snow melts from top to bottom, and right now we're left with a very wet, dense snow.