I usually manage some november stuff that qualifies, and I like to take a January/February trip or two. I didn't manage to do that last year because my "winter" camping was a 8 day trip in January - however it was South Coast Trek in Tasmania so that doesn't really count.

I'll probably scoot away for a weekend here soon.. likely to my usual haunt around cadomin, cold - snow - mountains, but no avalanche risk...