We have to go cut our tree later this month. It usually gets very cold and snowy very fast and it just isn't the same without a tree. 3 feet of snow in late November justifies it for me haha
As a more established player they're definitely an improvement. I've been actually doing them and opposed to skipping them haha. The medallions as prizes for the bigger ones is a huge incentive and I've been capturing, which I don't usually do outside of capture parties