That's just Fake News we have spread to keep people out of here.....CO doesn't get all that cold, not all that often, and it's a dry cold. You want cold go to Minnesota (used to live there) or the northern plains (cold and wind, great).
You'll be cloudy half the year in Seattle. I suppose you could argue the speakers would get more use, nothing else to do...
City Sunny Partly Sunny Total Days With Sun
Olympia 52 84 136
Quillayute 51 75 126
Seattle 71 93 164
Spokane 86 88 174
Yakima 109 92 201