I respectfully disagree. I'll take 1978-79, 1985-86, and 1992-93 over any strong la niƱa winter in my lifetime. I know that the 2008 calendar year had 132 inches of snow at Spokane, but 1978-79, 1985-86, and 1992-93 featured more consistent cold. 2010-11 had moments of greatness, but it had melt offs followed by long dull periods.