As they sang in the old Bing Crosby movie "White Christmas" "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas"..... I too dream of one day experiencing a white christmas in a place just like they had in the old movie. Is there anywhere still like that where an Aussie couple can go to experience the ultimate 'White Christmas'? Perhaps is Vermont of Connecticut? Love to hear if such places exist and how would you book them.... any help appreciated...

It would perhaps help if I could spell correctly.......
I meant to say... perhaps in Vermont or Connecticut.....

Vancouver and/or Whistler, BC

Beautiful and the exchange rate (in favor to US) makes this a lovely trip.

Northern N.Eng. -- Vt. NH, Maine -- would give you a good chance of a White Christmas, and there are legions of cozy, picturesque inns up there that make the holiday season a specialty. Consequently they are expensive and book early. However, some times you can get a very good deal if you go just before Christmas. Because they are near ski resorts, there are often ski packages available.

Try Yankee magazine's website (http://www.newengland.com/innbrowser/index.html) or look for "Country Inns" for the New England area in a travel bookstore. Try also: http://www.virtualcities.com and look for Vermont, NH, Maine Inns and B&B's.

We had a particularly nice time a few years ago at the Echo Lake Inn in Tyson, VT (near Ludlow/Okemo Mt.) http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/vt/v/vtv1701.htm
They were extremely kind to us when my husband needed emergency surgery. Good food, charming place. I suspect that, given our own financial limitations, there are much more luxurious places but it was everything we wanted. (Not to be confused with Inn at Water's Edge -- which looks nice, but isn't the same place.)

Thankyou all so very much for your information. I shall lookup the sites mentioned and hopefully next year we will be able to have our White Christmas....

We live in Southern, NH, where you just never know. Sometimes there's a White Christmas. Would mention that we've been to Montreal for New Year's for the past three years - each time, there was just enough residual or more "snow cover" before our visit or during to render the scenery positively Currier & Ives, although with bitter cold weather for the most part. Vermont is definitely a good possibility, or northern New Hampshire. Even if you don't ski, the ski areas are bound to have snow because there's almost always snow in the higher destinations and the ski areas "make" snow. Rule of thumb is the higher up you go and the farther north, the greater the likelihood of snowfall. Of course, there is positively nothing more charming and romantic that snowfall out the window. The ultimate Christmas, usually "white" is at Nestlenook Farm in Jackson, NH. Currier & Ives to the max. Charming Victorian inn, skating pond with requisite gazebo at the edge where hot chocolate is served, sleigh rides, utterly magnificent. You'll see snow on the surrounding mountaintops, whether or not there's any one the surrounding grounds. Once again, though, you just never know. One year, we had tickets to a show at the Colonial Theatre in Boston a few days before Christmas. During the intermission, we went outside. The snowflakes were flying as we were standing just opposite the Public Gardens and the outdoor loudspeaker from the Wurlitzer store was playing Christmas music. Too charming for words. Other places worth considering, though, might be Colorado or Switzerland.

More often than not, Upstate New York has a white Christmas. Rochester, New York would be a good place. It often receives a great deal of "lake-effect" snow off of Lake Ontario. I would recommend the Strathallan Hotel which is in one of the nicest areas in Rochester, on East Avenue, which is lined with old-style mansions and is quite lovely. Also, it is a very convenient location to downtown and other areas of interest in Rochester. (It is right around the corner from the art and science museums.) The Strathallan is an older, but very high end hotel. It is well maintained and has a great restaurant for fine dining.

Another suggestion if you are interested in the upstate New York area is one of the Finger Lakes towns, like Canandagiua or Skeneateles. (Canandaugia is a bit larger, however Skeneateles is a very quaint, picturesque town.) Each are on one of the Finger Lakes.

Still one more suggestion is the town of Ellicottville in the western southern tier area of New York on the edge of the Allegheny Mountains. It tends to receive more snow than upstate New York -- "lake effect" snow off Lake Erie. It is a great little ski town (for Holiday Valley ski resort and a few smaller ski resorts) and has lots of character. There are several inns, lodges, B&Bs, and condos right in the town.

Not in Upstate New York, but in the Adirondack Mountain area of New York, I would recommend the town of Lake Placid ... a very picturesque town which is actually right on Mirror Lake and 10 minutes away from the lake also called Lake Placid. Here I would definitely stay at the Mirror Lake Inn, a most wonderful place with lots of character right in the village and across the street from Mirror Lake. (think they may even have ice skating on Mirror Lake.) The Lake Placid Lodge is also very nice, not right in town (10 minute drive) but right on Lake Placid.

We went to Montreal and Quebec City last Christmas with our 18 and 22 yr old "kids." IT WAS FANTASTIC. But very very cold. We even went way out in the country in Quebec, spent the night is a gite (French B&B) and did a day long dogsled trip in the Charlevois region. One of the best, snowiest and most enjoyable Christmas presents we've ever given ourselves. Quebec City was like a snow-globe town. We are supposed to get more snow this year -- so Vermont and New Hampshire may fit the bill, too. Last year, the first big snow didn't really hit the Northeast until Dec 22.

Having lived in central New Hampshire for the past 20 years, I will guesstimate that about 80% of our Christmas'are white. Sometimes ice with a little crust of snow, sometimes 2' of deep powder. It is very beautiful up here when we have a white Christmas! As mentioned before, the further north and the higher up you got, the more likely the snow. Although I've never been there, I've heard nothing but praise for the Trapp family Lodge near Stowe Vt. The Woodstock Inn in Woodstock Vt. offers horse drawn sleigh rides thru the meadows outside the town. Jackson NH is a very scenic village in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, with a big focus on cross country skiing. I'd keep away from the large downhill ski resorts, like Killington, as they are geared towards accomodating the hoardes of New Yorkers who pack the motels and condos thru the holiday season. There are also dozens of Vermont and New Hampshire farm b&b's, which can be wonderful if you want a more rural experience.