"Easiest" winter ever...every winter forecast that called for some combination of normal/below normal temps and normal to above normal snowfall is in line to be amongst the worse seasonal forecast ever.
That certainly has been happening in New England. Many people have gotten out of the snow plowing business. Trucks/suvs with plows for sale are everywhere in the area
The 15-16 Super El Nino is still having an impact on global temperatures.
An interesting read
First-Ever Record of 400 Years of El Ninos Shows They Really Are Getting More Brutal : ScienceAlert