[mosca]

Hovering around freezing is the worst temperature range. Either stay above 5-6oC or bellow -3oC at all times.

The main annoyance with winter is when it keeps flipping between bellow freezing and above freezing and you end up in a muddy/icy mess all around you.

Having snow and an activity to perform outside with snow is a great helper in the dark days of winter up here, close to the arctic circle.