This season had far better snowpack retention too because December 2003 turned torchy about 8-10 days after the big dog and everything got wiped out before Xmas. January 2004 had good "pack" retention, but calling it a pack is stretching it....it was a few inches of sand.
Still think we can get another big storm. 2004 tried and sort of failed on 3/16....moderate storm but left some on the table.