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brumal (adj.)

"belonging to winter," 1510s, from Latin brumalis, from bruma "winter" (see brume). The Latin word also is the ultimate source of Brumaire, second month (Oct. 22-Nov. 20) in the calendar of the French Republic, literally "the foggy month;" coined 1793 by Fabre d'Eglantine from French brume "fog."

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Definitions of brumal from WordNet

brumal (adj.)
characteristic of or relating to winter;
bears in brumal sleep
Synonyms: hibernal / hiemal
From wordnet.princeton.edu