Replying to Struggling Southern Winters

I know most of the NS Members are from up North which is why I wanted to ask the following:

Compared to Northern Winters the snow fall in places like Australia is pretty shit, some seasons we will only get 3 to 6 weeks of "safe snow" the rest of the time only the die hards get out for some rock hoping and grass tailing...

Alot of the inspiring shots that come out of films from PoorBoyz, Nimbus, Level 1, etc. are of super landscapes with endless amounts of snow.

Can people be just as impressed by dirty wet winters and progressive tricks in these lame conditions?
how much of the landscape makes an edit or a film for that matter?