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Nor’easter commute: Boston news anchor cross-country skis to work

Call it peak New England efficiency.

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Here we go, the length I will go to not move my car from the covered garage at the hotel to get to work. And they say the postal service goes through anything. OK. The station’s right over there, I swear. Made it to the newsroom.

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Nor’easter commute: Boston news anchor cross-country skis to work

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Updated: 10:02 AM CST Feb 24, 2026

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When a powerful nor’easter buried the Boston area in snow, Erika Tarantal, a news anchor at our sister station WCVB, found a creative solution to her commute. With roads covered in snow and travel tricky, she swapped traffic for tracks — skiing past plows and snowdrifts on her way to the anchor desk.Call it peak New England efficiency: When the forecast calls for snow, bring your skis.

When a powerful nor’easter buried the Boston area in snow, Erika Tarantal, a news anchor at our sister station WCVB, found a creative solution to her commute.

With roads covered in snow and travel tricky, she swapped traffic for tracks — skiing past plows and snowdrifts on her way to the anchor desk.

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Call it peak New England efficiency: When the forecast calls for snow, bring your skis.

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