In fact, in Quebec, the big problem actually is the price of snowmaking. It's 2times more expensive that, for about 5 years. It's why every ski area just close in mid april, even though they would be able to close in mid-may. With the actual technology in snowmaking, I think St-Sauveur could close on mid-june without problem, but it's so expensive that they just close on mid-may. <BR> <BR>Jay Peak is effectively owned by MSSI, with Ski Morin Heights and Edelweiss Valley + the ones Patrick said. <BR> <BR>For Gray Rocks, yes, it was the "good old time". This year, they opened on dec 20 and closed on march 31. It's 3 months less than 15 years ago ! <BR> <BR>Tremblant effectively closed on June 1, 1997 and St-Sauveur on June 2, 1997. That year was incredible. Imagine, I skied Tremblant Top to Bottom of South side on May 17. They never did that again after that year. They closed on April 19, 1998 (I was there), April 24, 2000 (I was there too), April 29, 2001, April 21, 2002 and April 21, 2003. <BR> <BR>In 2000, it was after the huge snowfall of april and the skiers + employees were furious that the ski area was closing, as they had enough snow for at least 2 more weeks. After that year, they decided to blow less snow, to not have this "problem". <BR> <BR>For the skiers, it's a sure thing they're not really numerous in this time of the year, so it would be impossible to make a little bit of money, if there is 15 ski areas in the region competiting for the latest closure. But yesterday, I think MSS probably made a little bit of profit, with may be 300 skiers for 1 lift and few employees... with a cafeteria that bring enough $$$$. If Tremblant and Gray Rocks were open at the same moment, it's sure that it wouldn't have been 300 skiers there yesterday and probably that 0 of the 3 ski areas had made enough $ to pay their staff and chairlift utilisation.