The Italian village of Capracotta was hit with 100 inches of snow in a day . A man walks through the snow-covered streets of Capracotta, Italy, on January 31, 2015. The massive blizzard broke a 1921 record set in Silver Lake , Colorado . Incredible photos show much of the village had to be dug out of the snow . However , the town is not actually located among the chilly Italian Alps . Located east of Rome , it is at a high altitude and exposed to the northeast .
The Italian village of Capracotta was hit with 100 inches of snow in a day . Locals were forced to dig their way out of homes and climb from windows . The massive blizzard broke a 1921 record set in Silver Lake , Colorado . Incredible photos show much of the village had to be dug out of the snow . However , the town is not actually located among the chilly Italian Alps . Located east of Rome , it is at a high altitude and exposed to the northeast .