They are claiming 50% more snow fell at jay then Stowe , when the January gradient was Montreal north. If they put 350” out as a seasonal total they are either not smart or knowingly inflating numbers . I’ll say the latter . Doesn’t have to be malicious or like your example made it sound but it’s off by a lot . It’s not really a steep mental hurdle for me to cross . This year sticks out much more than most others. One can guess as to how this has come to pass , maybe they have a wink wink with their snow measured in a way and area they know gives bigger numbers and it’s been signed off on, my guess is not everyone is cool with it , but that whoever is running that part of the show hasn’t decided to report things in a way ..that represents in a more Accurate way ..what fell. Can only guess how it’s inflated .
And if anything , I never really paid much attention to Jays numbers because while some looked a little high they get the most snow ..and nothing that I saw (could have missed something ) sticks out like this year . 50% more snow at jay than Stowe , and Stowe pulled a 32” on the March firehose and Nw events were less this year . It’s worth calling them out to me , this year they decided to really throw caution to the wind .
If one has no bias and no problem calling a spade a spade this one is easy . But I mean I don’t really care that much, it’s more if I make a point ..I will defend it ..while remaining open to any new info I missed