Was there no snow at all in the Gila?
I can't speak directly to the Gila, but I was in the Black Range and San Mateos two weeks ago, and there were only the tiniest patches visible in the shadiest spots in those ranges: basically nothing. And that was two weeks ago, and the weather has been constantly warm since. The Mogollon's got more than anywhere in the southern part of the state, but it still wasn't much. On the other hand, there were a lot of plants down there looking pretty bad, I expect from the bitter cold spells we had this winter. No snow, but several nights of 20-below.