Winter is either 6 months (Nov thru April) or 2 months (Jan & Feb) depending on whether you are a pessimist or an optimist. For most of us the winter just drags on too long. You get to January with no major snow/ice and you think hey, this is not so bad. Eight weeks later after a foot of snow every other day you will be wondering if the winter will ever end. Come March your attitude will be who cares, it will all be gone in a few weeks. The town road crews do a great job. It can snow a blizzard overnight and by the next morning the main roads are plowed and people are going about their day as usual. A few times a year (summer or winter) you will wish you had a generator.