Can't say winter does not allowing me to do something I want, for me first winter in the game is a challenge to make 2 cupboards of snow globes and fruit sorbet, gather some snowtops and never use it, gather whirling snowflakes and use it, they're flying glimmermoss as plentiful as dandelion during spring.
Can't say I don't like it, I'd prefer to see smaller localized winter even more often in the game, especially when it does not interfere me from playing normal hafen during that time.