Snow at last

While Lincoln didn't see a record breaking dump of snow, the weekend-long storm reportedly brought up to three feet of snow to some areas of the Lincoln Valley, according to unofficial local measurements. Officially the National Resources Conservation Service SNOTEL sites in the Lincoln area recorded between 11 and 17 inches of new snow. Nevada Ridge, south of Lincoln, showed an additional 15 inches of snow between the morning of Feb. 5 and Feb. 7. North of Lincoln, the Copper Bottom SNOTEL site saw 11 new inches, while Copper Camp recorded an additional accumulation of 17 inches. The deep powder in the hills around Lincoln should help bring some much needed relief to Lincoln's struggling snowmobile season. Comparatively warm, dry conditions through most of the winter led to a noticeable decline in visiting snowmobilers