Yup, follow up looking into it more gives this map for the next Winter.. doesn't mean it's a definite, just the pattern does have some staying power, per historically based analogs
This really stands out to me
Analogs of most extreme DJF
The news is, the ridge really sticks around +time in analog cases.. this is the following year:
March
April
May
June-Aug
Following Winter (26-27 analog)