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.

Photos of cities in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts as they cope with a powerful winter storm.

(Image credit: Mark Mirko)