The ski areas here have forgotten what a "normal" winter is. Without their snow making equipment they would all be bankrupt.
The last decade has seen the near total loss of every lodgepole pine tree in the state due to climate change.
The cold temperatures in early winter used to kill off the population of pine beetles that devour the trees living just under the bark.
Their populations have increased every year since around 1999 until almost all the lodgepoles are now dead throughout the region.
Global warming has been the cause. It no longer gets cold enough to kill the pine beetles anymore.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/03/climate-change-sends-beetles-overdrive
Now the trees are all but gone.
BTW snowfall amount is in no way an indication that winter temperatures are normal.
Tom is an ignoramus and a fool..