I like to think the models create the eye candy solutions first, followed by the mediocre solutions or total misses, only to come back to something that lands in between.
Been a pretty odd snow hole relative to normal from your area, particularly coastal York Cty, down to NE MA. Haven't broken 45" in at least 6 years with 29" last year being the worst.
I can recall going to the shore (seacoast NH) in December of '89 and seeing ice building up along the rocks where waves were causing freezing spray that had built up quite a bit. I don't remember there being a lot of snow but it was persistently cold.
Little feature on New England skiing from BBC... https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241219-an-extreme-skiing-champions-guide-to-the-best-slopes-in-new-england
Although, no love for Maine?
1.55" and counting but won't be any water issues here. Winds not that impressive. Even Isles of Shoals didn't look like they went much over 40 earlier this evening.