The Big Dump: Snow in Southern California

A winter landscape made possible by a recent El Niño storm serves as a backdrop at the Mt. Baldy chair lift on Jan. 7.

A snowboarder enjoys a ride at the Mt. Baldy Ski Area on Jan. 7.

Gavin Strini, 8, from Corona, makes a snow angel alongside Mt. Baldy Road at Mt. Baldy on Jan. 7.

After an El Niño storm, trees on Mt. Baldy are dusted with snow on Jan. 7.

Hikers make their way up the Icehouse Canyon Trail on Mt Baldy.

Trees are dusted with snow after a recent El Nino storm on Mt. Baldy.

People enjoy the snow-dusted landscape while riding the Mt. Baldy ski lift on Jan. 7.

Visitors enjoy the view and the recent snow at the Mt. Baldy Ski Area on Jan. 7.

Ali Wood, 12, from Los Angeles, is surrounded by a winter wonderland Jan. 7, after an El Niño storm at the Mt. Baldy Ski Area.

Ali Wood, 12, from Los Angeles, slides down a slope on her stomach at the Mt. Baldy Ski Area on Jan. 7.

Hikers walk down the Icehouse Canyon Trail on Mt. Baldy on Jan. 7.