In some respects, I think you guys are lucky in that the severe cold means its a very dry cold..
We don't get too much snow, and even when we do, the temps rarely drop below say 25F and often just hover around freezing..
This means our snow tends to be wet and slushy and keeping dry is a major problem..
You are correct in every phrase.
I.e. I love going east to the Rockies or merely the east slope of the Cascades even though temps are almost always much colder during late Fall hunting seasons. Clothes stay dry and dry out if they get wet, it is a paradise for dry firewood, we can lounge around a campfire outside, sit on down logs or blocks of wood without soaking our rear, damp stuff inside a vehicle doesn't mildew, I can even wear jeans and stay comfortable
etc.
