Early Spring?

Was wondering what the strange pink thing was in my flowerbed by the house.  Got out the zoom lens for the camera as I didn't feel like walking through two feet of snow to get to it - and lo and behold it's a primrose blooming between the snow and ice!  January seems a touch early, even for a primrose, but if that's a sign of an early spring I'll take it!  This is on the east shore of Kootenay Lake, BC