The 2022-23 water year is about to wrap up but is still delivering big benefits. The record snowfall kept the ski season going deep into the summer. All that snow continued to melt deep into the spring and summer, filling reservoirs and keeping downstream rivers running full. This is paying big dividends for recreation like whitewater rafting, which may see one of its longest seasons. Operations typically wind down right around Labor Day, but this year, it could last into October.