I will admit we haven't been out this winter, been warm weather (above 0F) and beautiful snow... but the days are just so incredibly short - and heck the other day my husband was joking with me - Alaska winters the only place you can sleep in and go to bed early and STILL see the sun rise / set. (I slept in ... significantly) and my response was, are you sure the sun is up? Even at noon it didn't look daylight-ish.