STORM WHIPS FLURRY OF ACTIVITY SNOW SENDS FAMILIES TO HILLS.Byline: DANA BARTHOLOMEW Staff Writer Families took skis and saucers for some fast breaks through the snow Sunday following the fleeting weekend storm. While the much-anticipated storm left only scattered showers, it managed to dump up to 5 inches of snow in the heights above Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . ``I love it,'' said Aletha Trotter, 42, of Sherman Oaks, whose family joined friends for sledding and snowballs below Mt. Pinos, about 50 miles north of the city. ``We wanted to wake up in the snow.'' Today is expected to be sunny and clear in the Valley, with highs in the 50s to mid-60s. Winds are expected to blow up to 30 mph in mountain passes. The Pacific storm was first expected to drop up to 2 inches of rain throughout the region in what would have been the first significant rains since May. But scattered drizzles left only 0.15 inch in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or and even less across much of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Pacoima Dam Pacoima Dam is a variable radius arch dam on Pacoima Creek in the U.S. state of California. It is also known as Reagan Dam. The dam is situated in a canyon five miles (8 km) northeast of San Fernando. and Bell Canyon, at a third of an inch, were the exceptions. By Sunday, forecasters said the storm had played itself out, despite a lingering 20 percent chance of rain or snow overnight. ``We thought it would be a much stronger storm,'' said Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Bartling of the National Weather Service in Oxnard, noting the Pacific storm front was much stronger farther north, where it killed four and left a million without power in Seattle. ``Maybe they got the punch, and there was nothing left.'' But that didn't stop families across the Southland from snatching their coats and heading toward the hills, where snow had fallen to as low as 3,500 feet and temperatures hovered in the 20s. The slopes were so busy at Mountain High Resort, with between 4 and 5 inches of new snow at 7,000 feet, that lift tickets were sold out by noon. ``The conditions are fantastic,'' said Sam Oldham, guest experience manager at the Wrightwood resort in the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. about 60 miles from Los Angeles. ``It's been a beautiful sunny day. ``We sold out.'' Many families drove toward Mt. Pinos, whose 8,800-foot summit received 4 inches of snow above the Grapevine off Interstate 5, where hills got a nice dusting of snow. Because of severe ice, however, the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. closed the road leading to Mt. Pinos a few miles from the summit. The road is expected to open today. dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3730 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Mark Lachica of Cerritos takes his son Cristian, 2, for a saucer ride on new snow at Mt. Pinos on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
(2) Ben Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , 9, of Valencia works on a snowball at Mt. Pinos just north of Frazier Park on Sunday morning. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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