The Great Snow of 1717 is a series of snowstorms between February 27 and March 7, 1717 (Gregorian calendar) that blanket the colony of New York and the New England colonies with five or more feet (1.5 or more meters) of snow, and much higher drifts.
Snowfall may have occurred elsewhere, but settler population is sparse outside of New England at this time.
The Great Snow is considered one of the benchmark storms in New England, often compared to the Great Blizzard of 1888 in severity.
