All we need is the damn snow!! None so far. Here on the coast of New England we can get hit with a lot or not see much at all for the year. When we do get it, we use our floats to fly off the snow. If it's light and fluffy or even crusty from the cold there's no problem. When the temps go up the snow gets sticky and has been known to cause a few of the minimal powered planes to barely get off or get off and stall. Well, it's all in the game!
Here's a few picks of my buddy's J3. We hold up the rudders with rubber bands. By the way, these pictures were taken this past January 1st.