Temp finally got up into the low 50's for two days, and the ice in my driveway finally melted. Then, today, more snow.

Frosty, another characteristic of life in the High Desert is that we can get accumulating snow even if the temp is above freezing. Today we had about 5" here and the temp was between 39 and 43. I'm not kidding. Also, accumulations are acutely sensitive to altitude. This is part of the big storm that's sweeping the Southwest. We're at 5,300 feet. Above 5,500, they got 12"; above 6,000 they got 12-24". So, I suppose we're lucky.