To that very point, we also thought last year had a chance at decent and well all know how that worked out. Frustrating or not, that IS part of why many of us are here...the thrill of the chase...for snow.
While I may not posses all of the knowledge that some do, I've been at this plenty long enough to know that we are nothing is a lock, and stranger things can happen. I'll can see when a window opens or when something might pop and just know that odds still typically are against us in the MA/NMA regions. For now, I'll take a mild Nina for now and see how the cards are dealt in the coming months. Regardless of the outcome, I still love looking ahead and giving my best guess as well as seeing what everyone is thinking. I'm a realist, so if you set reasonable expectations, it's all good.