A taste of winter ... through the camera lens
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Tuesday morning found businesses out shoveling the sidewalks, only to have them buried again a short time later.
Photo by THAN WIDNER The frozen beauty of Snow Creek Falls.
Photo by JOE WARD Sentinel on the Kootenai River.
Photo by BRIANNA HILAND Brianna Hiland just moved here in November and she finds the winter “absolutely stunning.”
Photo by CASEY CAVENDER Enjoying winter by snowmobiling up Trestle Creek.
Photo by SANDY STEINHAGEN Sometimes the best way to enjoy winter is inside am old barn that has been turned into a house.
Photo by TYLER WARNER Bald Eagle taking flight near Deep Creek.
Photo by NANCY WYCOFF Nancy Wycoff is having fun with the cold by making an Ice Ball Balloon Bouquet.
Photo by MICHAEL ELLIS A stunning winter sunset of the Kootenai River.
Photo by SCOTT RUBENACKER It is not all fun and games... ice rescue training with the fire department.
Photo by SANDY STEINHAGEN Misty winter morning.
Photo by MELINDA BRINKMAN Winter is best enjoyed with a friend.
Photo by CHRISTINA DOWELL Sometimes the best thing to do during winter is to go on an adventure up into the Yaak, near Troy.
Photo by THAN WIDNER General Feed and Grain sporting a winter outfit.
Photo by NICHOLE PORTREY Until recently, the snowfall has been light this year.
Photo by KYLIE ZIEGWIED Frozen magesty of Snow Creek Falls.
Photo by JULIE KREZMAN The train blowing snow in the Elmira area.
BONNERS FERRY— After a mild winter left many people wondering if the county would see any significant signs of the season, a cold snap hit earlier this month, with wind chills in the single digits and below zero in some areas.
The Kootenai River iced over is some parts, only to be followed by a snowstorm early this week, bringing a decent accumulation of mostly light, fluffy snow.
According to reports from people around the county on Wednesday morning, there was around two feet of snow on the ground, ranging from 22-27 inches, but some areas saw significantly more.
Rusty Ritz and Anita Dinning both reported 32 inches in Copeland near Mt. Hall Elementary School and Sarah Thomas reported three feet up past Dawson Lake. Teresa Huber-Atkins had 38 inches just north of 3-Mile.
As people plow and shovel their way through the snow, they took time to look back on some of their favorite times this winter, and share some of those images with the Herald.