I wish it were snow, at least you can actually do fun winter things with the snow. Instead I have to send the kids out with helmets, knowing that when they fall and land on what is a solid glacier, they won't end up with brain damage. I think the layers of freezing rain have helped preserve it as well. There is still a solid 2 inch pack with a layer of ice in areas that don't get full sun, sunny areas just have the occasional ice burg.