Snow?!?!?! ACK! Yes, I'm spoiled indeed! On the hand, you are reminding me why we decided not to inherit the grandparent's farm in WI!
Actually, the reason why I haven't made the effort for the row covers/shade covers is because we don't garden in rows. Well, some things we do, I guess, but none of the lettuce is grown that way. I'm using the Hugel bed, and it's pretty difficult to cover since it is such an odd shape. That might be a good reason to take over a couple of rows of the new swales that Dave put together this spring, though!