Mohawk, I am quite a few miles north of you, but do appreciate that you can get as much snow and ice down there in the cities as we do up here. Another post/thread indicated that some folks in Winnipeg (even further north of my neck of the woods) are using the micro mesh and leaf nets with no issues other than the normal wear that they experience having ice in the fibers, etc, but no adverse effects on the pool. If I did not have to worry about debris landing in the pool with the ice and snow, I would not cover, but since I do, the micro mesh will be the way I go. It looks like both the Arctic Armor and another (brand escapes me) with the silver embedded threads are both good brands with decent warranties. Good luck -