Somerset County is feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the form of snow and lots of it.
At Seven Springs Mountain Resort the snow is still falling after more than a foot of it fell over night.

6 News reporter Maria Miller headed to Somerset Tuesday to get a better look. When she started heading out south on Route 219 it didn't take long to hit snow. The farther south 6 News crews drove, it started to look more like a winter wonderland.

The snow was heavy, downing trees. Some trees were suspended by power lines, hanging just feet above the roadway. One was so low, a 6 News photographer captured a semitrailer low right through its branches.

Most people who live near Seven Springs were snowed in, many without power since 10 p.m. Monday.

"We're fortunate, actually it's miraculous," said Frank Wuerthele. "Usually we're the first to (have power go out.) A lot of people up and down the street have lost theirs."

Wuerthele was one of many homeowners shoveling themselves out Tuesday.

"It started coming down hard closer to midnight," he said. "It's as heavy as it ever gets. It's slush."

The thick wet snow also caused problems for drivers.

"(I have) four wheel drive and I'm still stuck in the snow," said Carmen Norcera, who was digging out his stuck truck. "I couldn't turn up there it was too deep. I tried backing down and I got off to the side too far and it was all ice underneath."

The roads around the resort were, for the most part clear, but one entrance to the resort was blocked with piled snow. Once on the resort ground, 6 News crews had to trampse through thick, unshoveled snow more than a foot deep, only to find the slopes empty.

"Unfortunately the snow is very dense. It's a 5 to 1 ratio," said Dick Barron, ski patrol director at Seven Springs. "It's the closest thing to rain but still being snow. It's very dangerous as far as skiing and packing it down. We want to keep our customers safe."

While resort officials would rather the snow stay, they know it's not going to just yet. They are hoping to have enough snow to open for the winter season at the end of November or early December.