Took a look at Marion Forks. When the snow depth gets over 100 inches, the number shows up as -99.9 . Marion Forks is near Detroit which has 13 feet of snow.
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/wygraph.pl?stationidname=21E04S-MARION+FORKS&state=OR
It does not look significantly higher than normal.
Higher for this time of year, but lower than normal for the whole year. Why are they already out of money for a seasonal budget?