I live an hour from TO 45 min from the airport, I have to say the week are flying out, we ended up with a better deal than the same week out of Buffalo. (though there are airlines I would never fly no matter what the cost).
Things I was concerned about in choosing Buffalo even if there were cheaper flights.
1. The drive time and what if there is a winter storm that slows us down or causes us not to even be able to get to Buffalo.
2. The fight times for direct flights, most were early morning, which meant we would have to stay over night and we are a large family that would need more than one room.
3. I live 45 min from the airport and know I can get there in a major snowstorm (I have done it before)
I just watched the flights from TO and search all the time. When I booked in the summer, the price was there one day and then the next day it was gone, but I got the flights I wanted.