We’re ready as we are every winter because one thing I’ve learned living in the NE is that you never know what’s going to happen.
A year that starts off with a bang sometimes fizzles. Likewise, it can start out great, like this year did, and pound us later.
Just be ready for it all and you have no issues.
Same in the PNW. This year, the foot or so of snow has been largely washed away by the rain. Janary thaw was early this year. But we're gonna winter back up in another week or so.