Originally Posted by
noglider
Where are you guys? It sounds like you live in places where the stuff on the ground stays frozen for months. Here in NJ, we get heavy snowfalls in some winters and nothing significant other winters. And stuff doesn't usually stay on the ground for more than two or three weeks, this past winter being an exception.
I'm in Minnesota, I believe the original poster is in Sheboygan area, WI (according to his profile).