I don’t think anyone is saying they don’t want snowpack, it’s just that it’s not necessary for having a good winter subjectively.
That’s my genuine answer hand to God. If I needed weeks and weeks of snowpack to be happy here I’d be miserable more often than not more seasons than not. That’s my climo here in the valley lowlands. As you know it’s different up there. I can easily see how pack matters to you. It’s normal to have it there.