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I live just a few hours north of OP in Canada, we still get snow, ice and subzero temperatures in this area. Most get by with all seasons, but it's nice to have dedicated winters on the occasional snow day, and that way you can have uncompromising high performance summers the rest of the year.
I think Seattle has 1-2 snow days a year, I guess it gets pretty crazy, the city basically shuts down... From what I've heard from people living there.