well, as I said we didn't have a snow at all, and not only in my country but in the most of the European countries. I know that the Ski Championship was questionable 'cause there was no enough of snow at the mountains, so they were making the artificial one. We usually do not have heavy winters around here cause this is sub-continental region and slightly Mediteranian, but I remember some winters with a lot of minuse degreeses. But this time, no! The kids were saddened the most but as far as I am concerned, I could live wihtout it. Even for Christmas we didn't have a snow.