wolfer hit the nail on the head about rain incidence. The daily records I have from Mt. Mansfield since 1982 show rain incidence by month
I don't have the stats for to back me up, but it's my impression that the Appalachian Mountain (Townships and New England) do get more precipitations in all forms (rain and snow) than the Quebec City area.
All few years of spring skiing was a good example, we're trying to find a day to ski Mt Washington or Killington in 2005, it rained pretty much every weekend while the skiing on the North side of the St.Lawrence was bright and sunny.
The upcoming Bay Area and L.A. Ski Shows remind me to ask about their counterparts in the East: Boston, NYC, Montreal (I actually went to that one in 1980 but don't remember much), Toronto. Are European ski resorts well represented at these shows? What proportion of floor space vs. the West?
We'll it's my impression that the big ski show (at least around here) of my youth have gone the way of the ski trains.
The Montreal Ski Show was huge back when I was a kid, I was probably at that 1980 show that Tony speaks of. Most major New England ski areas were present, the Townships areas, Quebec City, Laurentians... There were a few booths for Ski areas in the Alps, the Rockies + Travel agencies specialised in ski travel. Warren Miller movie was shown for free on a wide screen.
Years after years the same old stuff until there was a decline in the 80s until the Montreal Ski Show stopped to exist.
There was a few attempt to revive the show into a Sport Show (?) at the Olympic Stadium back in the early 90s, it had everything from skiing to Yoga. The skiing part didn't has much as the good old days. Yes, there was still a the classic ski areas present, but not as much. That show only lasted for a few years.
Now there a new show in Montreal called "J'aime l'hiver" (I like Winter). It looks decent. I just found out that this was the 2e edition.
Introduction to the J'aime l'hiver Show (in French)
Map of the show
List of participants
If you ask Frankontour, he could tell you more as there is a zoneski.com booth at the Show.
As for the Ottawa Ski Show, this has also been going downhill since the first time I went back in 1995. Although I don't recall seeing any specific European area present (generally Travel agencies), most of the participant where locals + a few Laurentians and Tonwships, the Northern NY and Vermont areas. Over the years a few places have stopped showing up: the two big Maine + a few from NH) and t
There is of course the Intrawests (Whistler, Panorama, Sttraton), the RCR (Fernie, Kimberley), the Banff areas and the Okanagan.
Ottawa Ski Show website