I have been having my doubts about next winter up until this weekend. It looked like we were going to have a hot dry summer which usually does not bode well for a cold snowy winter but since Friday it has turned cool and now it is wet. Let's see what the acorn crop looks like in the fall, I have not looked up in the trees yet to see if the oaks are full but that will sure be a good sign. Will also need to see what kind of coat the Maine Coon developes this fall.
Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.