I, for one, hope for a kinder winter in Juneau than we had last year. It is not that we had such exceptionally cold temperatures or extreme snow accumulations but our 'normal' Taku winds which usually blow for two or three days kept coming back last winter for several weeks at a time. When the temp is below zero and the winds blow 40-65 miles per mile it is brutal. Especially in buildings as old as the one I live in. As the manager I felt responsible for our comfort- but there was nothing much I could do but wait for spring.