I sympathize a little with your husband. It is just that I, having been born in Wyoming and spending most of my growing up years (until age 33) in North Dakota and NW Minnesota, get my fill of snow shoveling during a SW Pennsylvania winter which, in the worst case scenario, runs from late November to early March. A more typical case is early January to mid February.
This last winter is was about two weeks in the first half of February. Still, it does happen ever winter without failure. You'd marvel at the poor level of winter driving skills in this area.