And here I am with 2 feet of snow outside at a balmy 4 degrees F! Winter has come much earlier than last year with much more snow. The ski resorts aren't complaining in the least and neither am I.
I spent way too much of my life in areas that didn't have real "four seasons" being as I spent 26 years in the Navy, all at sea level. I was born and raised here in CO and couldn't wait to get back.
Last year was a somewhat mild winter but the spring and summer were pretty wet. Great for vegetation and also for hunting in the fall. This year might not be so great for the hunting next year as I hope we don't have a large winter kill.
As has been stated, I agree that Mother Nature has her own plan and mankind doesn't fit into that plan. As I recall, back in the 70's there was talk of we were entering into the next Ice Age.