What part of Alaska do you reside? Yes it was a colder winter compared to a few years ago. -15 to -20 the coldest it got in my area. But it doesn't compare to the -30's and -40's we used to have in the past. Back then when it warmed up it snowed. Dial up the temp a few degrees as of late, our snow we used to have becomes rain. The winters I saw as a child with the cold temps and mountain piles of snow are just a thing of the past now. Whatever you want to call it, Alaska is changing.