Replying to How bad is this winter?

So this is my first season in Colorado, and I know that this is basically the worst winter in like 40 years, or that's what they're saying at least. I guess what I'm asking is, what does winter usually look like? Do you usually not see any rocks under the Palli chair at A-Basin? Is everything 100% open by now? How much are we actually hurting right now? Coming from the east coast, this is obviously the best season of my life hands down, but I get that it could be alot better.