In-winter meaning

Fortunately, after a week or two, the public grew bored with the subject and it slipped away like a bear in winter.

He missed the smells and sounds in winter.

My baby stirred within me today and were I not so bundled in winter garb the few times when I venture out, surely all the wagging tongues in town would know of my maternal state.

The ascent from Chamonix is now frequently made in summer (rarely in winter also), but, owing to the great height of the mountain, the view is unsatisfactory, though very extensive (Lyons is visible).

Flame collectors blow out in high winds, whilst water-droppers are apt to get frozen in winter.