Avenue Edmonton's winter guide this year is called "25 Reasons to Love Edmonton Winters" (Alternative title: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Edmonton Winters). And I had a lot of fun writing this with the other editors.

My favourite reason to love winter? No. 12, Gruff Pride.

Admit it, you love the vigour that comes with bragging to a foreigner about how our winters make you rise early to start your car, or sometimes it just won’t start, or the key won’t fit, or windows won’t defrost or — on very special mornings — your car is gone from sight. You love it.

Read all 25 reasons here.