See my posts from a couple of days ago about good Winters that “wasted” several weeks or at least a month of Winter. We rarely have a good beginning, middle & end.
Examples off of the top of my head …
09-10 - No snow in January or March, but had a great December & epic February.
14-15 - 1 good November snowstorm, nothing in December to mid January. Then we had a great run from late Jan. to March.