1) Gives the ground a chance to refresh so bumper crops can be produced the next season with little fertilizer and the deep frost eliminates soil compaction completely.
2) The cold is nice for working outdoors without working up a sweat.
3) The snow cover makes everything beautiful.
4) Ice-skating, Snowmobiling, Skiing, Rabbit hunting, Ice fishing.
5) Snuggling with the wife on the carpet in front of the woodstove.
6) Dragging logs up from the woods over the frozen ground and not leaving any ruts.
* The South is a great place to visit for a few days every so often but I sure am glad I dont have to live there.