For everyone saying that the cold won't be pushed around and no storm is going to barrel into it and through it, the 12z ukie pretty much illustrates this.
Indeed there were a few early calls of a dud winter. Not sure who initially started the epic winter train but everyone jumped on board after that. Why the hell not?..lol
Just looking at the individual 6z gefs members, you'd think this would be closer to the coast. The operational just refuses to budge to the left. It's like this winter is finding new ways to spit in our face.