Our updates for all of you

Well, we overall lucked out. No collapsed roofs, so far , and "snowpocalypse", or "snowmageddon", whichever term sounds the best, is gone but certainly not forgotten just yet.  There is still several feet of snow all over. The most snow since the blizzard of 1996 and that was the most snow since the winter of 1969. 2017 is one for those record books alright! Not with all the snow still melting this week. It actually had been better after last week's ice storm and a day of rain causing issues. Because by last Saturday, February 11th, it began to freeze during the night again which slowed the melting and flooding.  Most of the week past it would be the upper 30s in the daytime and 20s at night so it wasn't too bad at all. Of course, then the weather pattern shifts and flood warnings start being posted for a major warm up and rain event starting Wednesday to Friday which did happen, right on time. From Wednesday morning to last night it rained and rained. Fl

Walking in a winter wonderland! Overall this winter had actually been much a better season than the last few years winters have been. Yes, there were over three weeks of 'at or below zero' (around -17C ) temps when usually we get about one or two of those weeks a season here. And yes while still "below average" in snowfall, amounts for the region this winter had not been like others where it would snow a day or two then warm up and melt much of it away just as fast. No, we'd had about 2 feet of snow on the ground and on the buildings pretty much since Christmas time this winter. Before Friday, February 3rd, many of the roads had become clear of any snow and ice with the snow on the ground and many buildings, everywhere but the paved roads. North of our area in Canada and east of here in Montana it had still been much colder than here but not too much snow in those areas either. Most of the snow in North Idaho has been about mid-state or the South end of the