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It's when Mother Nature presents a mixture of snow and foliage. It’s the time of year in New England when a “snowliage” sighting is possible — a mixture of fall foliage and snow. A reel posted on the “Travel Like a Local: Vermont” Facebook page showcases the event. The accompanying post says: “Vermont’s most beautiful natural phenomenon has to be snowliage: that rare moment when foliage and the first snowfall collide, leading to nature’s most stunning display.” The post went on to say: “Snowliage is rare because the timing has to line up perfectly… the leaves can’t have dropped yet, but the temperature has to dip just enough for snow. What you get is this wild in-between season where the mountains are half fall, half winter: the trees still full of color but blanketed in white at higher elevations. It’s one of those things you really have to see in person to understand just how striking it is… it’s almost my favorite sight to see in the collision of seasons.” Phil Bobrow, owner and photographer at American PhotoArt Gallery, captured snowliage images recently while shooting in Vermont. Bobrow posted a snowliage photo on the “Everything Vermont” Facebook page, writing, “Adding this to my snowliage collection. Still some color around and this tree I came across heading down to the valley really stood out.” In an e-mail to Boston.com, Bobrow shared what makes snowliage photos so great. “They are special because it’s rare to get snow in Oct when the foliage is going on,” Bobrow wrote.
