Geez, if you hang your hopes on each individual long range model run, you will go insane. It's pointless. The problem is, many only take into account a model run which fits their narrative (cold and snowy) taking it to the bank as gospel. Then when an alternate run comes about and destroys the narrative, then it's the end of the world. Ensembles are what I prefer to focus on. ALL the globals have been like a pogo stick this winter and can't be trusted more than 5 days, if that long.
In cases where big cold shots sweep across the country, it seems, in my limited memory, it is often delayed but not denied. Sort of like slow moving lava.