I could be misremembering or just making shit up, but didn't it seem like cutters in the 90s always started off with flakes a lot of time or like 30 minutes of wet snow before flipping. I feel like it's rarely the case now. This isn't even a cutter and it's starting off as straight rain here, though I understand why. It's likely just some anecdotal memory I have that might not hold any weight.