PUBLIC LANDS -- It feels like spring, but the roads and trails don't know that.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office today warned mountain travelers to be wary of unplowed mountain roads after an unspecified number of travelers got trapped in snow softened by warm weather.

Sgt. Ryan Higgins in a news release that numerous vehicles got stuck in the past two days.

Be patient and responsible in spring-like conditions:  stay off roads and trails with vehicles and bikes when they're soft.  You can cause damage to the surface that will persist and be a pain for everyone who follows.