Winter without snow is the worst - no profit, indeed. At our latitudes, I think November is the worst month of the year - it's dark, it's cold, it's dirty, there are no plants growing, it's wet, and usually no snow.

In my home town of Tromsø, far north of Oslo, there is even the polar night - sun is below the horizon 24/7, we really need the snow to brighten up the day - but usually there is no snow in November. Nowadays my home town is sadly dominated by car roads, the wet asphalt tends to be completely black, soaking up all the light there is.