[pursuivant]

What I feel we need is a set of ETO textures representing Winter fields with a rather thin frost cover and a decent amount of mud from the rains, as well as bare trees, without leaves or snow. The closest to this I have seen yet are the 'Winter Slovakia' textures, but they're still a good deal too 'snowy'.

This is a good idea, but for most American and Western European students of WW2, "Ardennes Winter" means "December 1944," i.e., unusually deep snow and cold temperatures. I wouldn't want to replace that!

Instead, I'd suggest a new 5th "season" called "Late Fall/Early Spring/Mild Winter" or just "Mud" - suitable for any of the European or Russian maps. The map textures would have a sprinkling of snow, especially in shaded areas, with bare trees and building roofs, and mud and dead grass in open areas. As it stands, the current Fall and Spring maps show a bit too much vegetation - more like October or April than November or March.