Is winter over?

PacWest/Hyak installed snowmaking for the lower portion of the mtn after the 1981 season using the water from the Oly can. I hear it was pretty crude and was like skiing on ice balls, but would have been nice for winters like this if it were kept in place to cover the lower slopes. 76/77 was actually worse then 80/81 until March hit. 3 WA resorts filed bankruptcy after that season and 2 of the 3 never operated again.

Is winter over?

Nope.