i've only been here a few years, coming from up north, and no winter here has been the same. To where you could really call it a winter.
and if you went out and bought a 4x4 just for the "snow" then shame on you. haha
big 4x4 trucks/suvs dont make you any better of a driver or invincible in the snow. I used to get around in a car up north just fine.
probably because they keep up with the snow removal better...