[JenB]

Ours is finally, finally melting! Yay! I can see the ground for the first time since, oh, Christmas.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Where I grew up, snow would start in late October (usually had a snowfall by Halloween) and there was often persistent ground cover by mid-November (the hunters all hoped for fresh snow before deer season started!). Once it was formed the snow pack wouldn't leave until late April, with some thicker piles in shady spots or in the woods lasting well into May.

Bare ground in mid-winter was just unheard of.