2011…HUGE snow year. 907 inches at Paradise, putting that year easily in the top 10 percent. An extended La Nina affecting the entire west coast. Lower than normal temperatures most of the summer, further delaying meltoff. Of note, SEATAC only had 28 “mostly clear” days from June 1st to September 30th. Yes, over a 4 month span! To top it off, only 4 of those days could be classified as “cloudless.” Official reports say that melt out didn’t end until August 27th (whatever that means). I hiked a bit of the Wonderland with my daughter on Aug 13/14 and still had to contend with snow on the switchbacks leading up to Summerland. The Cowlitz Divide was completely covered. Ohanapecosh Park was completely covered (we transited here from 10-11 PM on the night of August 13th). September 9th still had a butt load of snow. When I put feet back on the Wonderland on October 9th, I was already contending with fall snows. 2011 hiking season….snow, snow, snow.