It's a pattern, just look at the long term weather patterns? A warmer winter always equals more snow...and this winter has been far from cold. I can't ever remember a year when the ice in my area was never at some point safe to go on...never happened this year.
There was a show on discovery a few weeks ago about global warming and the New England area. Just a degree or 2 average warmer per year (most importantly keeps the ocean a degree or 2 warmer...and you New Englanders should know what that meens) can cause stronger and more frequent snowstorms
