This sounds like a good stretch coming.  We  are perhaps gunshy given the last couple of winter forecasting  challenges, and the frequently bad outcomes for us.  But this kind of pattern seems like one that has enough cold air, a decent  amount of activity, so likely things will show up, then back off  and then come back strong.  Also maybe we get one  of those little surprises from a wave the slides quicly across  underneath us and gives us 2-4 instead of  some  flurries.  Or maybe we start to see models trend a bit colder, snowier as we get closer in this sort of set up.