Winter

KAYSVILLE -- This year's mild winter could have mosquitoes putting the bite on Top of Utah residents a few weeks earlier than usual.

OGDEN — Two snowmobilers were stranded for more than five hours before being found early Monday morning by members of Weber County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue near Wasatch Ridge.

The two men, ages 23 and 45, were reported missing around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the Monte Cristo area, said Weber County Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Lowther.

They became stranded in the snow, built a fire to stay warm and were found without injury around 4 a.m. Monday, he said. Their names were not released.

Around this time of year, do you start to get tired of the dead trees and freezing weather, of scraping frost off of your car windshield every morning and of seeing gloomy skies with far less sun?

For many, winter is a tough time of year.

"I kind of hate winter!" says Taylor Edmonds, a Syracuse High sophomore. "I don't like all the cold weather and snow, but I guess it comes with living in Utah."

Rena Bogden, a Northridge High junior, says, "Winter is OK. I just don't like that it's constantly cold. I'm just waiting for spring to hit."

The storms of the past week have lifted some of Idaho's snowpacks from well below average to within a storm or two of normal.

PROVO -- Utah wildlife officials are encouraging residents to help the state's wild birds through the winter by putting out bird food and bird feeders.

The Daily Herald of Provo reports long nights, sub-zero temperatures and winter storms severely limit the food supply.

Division of Wildlife Resources official Ron Stewart says birds need to eat regularly to maintain body heat. He says most move between food sources along a regular daily route.