REDFIELD, New York — A 10-day stretch of intense squalls that buried communities along eastern Lake Ontario in northern New York state ended yesterday, leaving behind from seven to 12 feet of snow.Unofficially, the squalls dumped 12 feet, 2 inches of snow at Redfield, a village of 650 on the edge of the Tug Hill Plateau, New York’s snowbelt.

If accurate, that would break the state record of 10 feet, 7 inches of snow that fell in nearby Montague over seven days ending January 1, 2002, said Steve McLaughlin, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

A weather service meteorologist travelled to Redfield yesterday to verify the snowfall total reported by a volunteer snow spotter.

Residents of this hardy upstate New York village seem unfazed. Redfield, whose economy thrives on snowmobilers and cross-country skiers, receives an annual average of 270 inches — more than 22 feet.

“It’s snow. We get a lot of it. So what?” said Allan Babcock, a lifelong resident who owns Shar’s Country Diner, a popular eatery in this village of 650 people.

However, Gov. Eliot Spitzer has declared a state disaster emergency in Oswego County. The county’s community of Parish had recorded 115 inches by early Sunday. Mexico had 103 inches and North Osceola had 99 inches. The city of Oswego had 85 inches.

The persistent snow bands that have wracked the county for a week were expected to finally end later yesterday.

“We have a sharp front coming in Monday that’s going to kick all this out. We may get one more burst of snow. But then it’s over. Finally, some mercy,” McLaughlin said.

However, the forecaster noted that a coastal winter storm expected midweek could bring another six to 12 inches (15 to 30 inches) to areas of upstate New York.

As the bands shifted north into Jefferson County most of Sunday, residents continued recovering from the heavy snow. Roads were mostly cleared as workers turned their attention to removing the snow and trimming down 10- and 12-foot-high snow banks that continued to make driving dangerous.

The snow led to surreal scenes. One house appeared to be in a cocoon. Drifting snow in the front had swallowed the front door and blocked the windows.