a record has been set for the most snowfall in a day after a tiny italian village was dumped with 100 inches in 18 hours   forcing residents to ski between houses and climb out of second floor windows the village of capracotta, located in central italy around 125 miles east of rome, was hit with the polar blast on march 5 in a remarkable blizzard aggravated by powerful wind gusts breaking a 1921 record set in silver lake, colorado, of 76 inches, incredible photos from inside the village show walls of snow carved out from the fronts of doors and shops scroll down for video  a man standing in the snow shakes hands with another resident standing at her second floor window  a resident of capracotta attempts to dig his way through the record breaking snowfall  the small village, located east of rome, received more than 100 inches of snow within 18 hours  the buildup of snow was so fast and furious many residents had to dig their way out of their homes  the clear sky and white snow gave off an eerie blue effect in the village when night fell  snow remained clinging to the balconies and ledges of buildings following the 18 hour long blizzard  the snowfall set a world record for the most snow to fall within a single day  antonio monaco, the village's mayor, told italian news agency ansa: 'it was a spectacle that took our breath away in some parts of the village the snow was like a long, white wall 'it was tough but everybody pulled together and made sure that the old people who couldn't leave their houses had the food and medicines that they needed,' the telegraph reported according to weather website meteoweb, it was just one more record in a 'historic winter for southern italy, with numerous incidents of frost and snow' pictures taken of the village show residents digging through snow that is metres deep and shaking hands from inside the second floor of homes with others standing on the snow piled up outside windows remarkably, the town is not located within the alps   its susceptibility to massive dumpings of snow lies in its unique geography and location sitting at an altitude of 1,421metres, it is the second highest district in southern italy it is also close to the sea and sits exposed to cold fronts from the northeast, making it one of the snowiest areas of the world when measured in terms of abundance over short periods of time video courtesy of ilcasostanzino  the village lies east of rome and is not actually located in the italian alps rather, its altitude and exposure to cold fronts from the northeast are what makes it susceptible to blizzards  the town's mayor, antonio monaco, described the snow as like a 'long, white wall' residents use snow shovels (left) to work their way through the mountains of snow filling the city streets (right) a man digs a tunnel as high as himself using a snow shovel as he creates a pathway from his home  even heavy machinery had difficulty making its way through the city streets pictured is a snowplow attempting to carve a path  left, a home is almost completely buried in the record setting blizzard right, a tavern manages to open its doors after a path leading to its front door is excavated  a resident clears a path from the front of their home after the snow left them trapped inside the building 
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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 