Photos: Snow dusts local mountains, Grapevine temporarily closed

A motor boat cruises Huntington Harbour in Huntington Beach against a backdrop of the recently snowcapped San Gabriel Mountains.

A motor boat cruises Huntington Harbour in Huntington Beach against a backdrop of the recently snowcapped San Gabriel Mountains.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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The California Highway Patrol temporarily shut down a stretch of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine early Wednesday because of ice. Grapevine on Interstate 5 reopened

Snowcapped mountains

A winter storm leaves a dusting of snow on Southern California mountain peaks, enhancing the view down Jamboree Road from Eastbluff Drive in Newport Beach.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Lebec

Northbound traffic flows on Interstate 5 as storm clouds move over the Grapevine in Lebec.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Snow shoveling

Sheley Roberts shovels snow in a parking lot as high winds buffet the area in Lake of the Woods in Kern County.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Snow boxes

Fresh snow tops mailboxes on Lockwood Valley Road in Lockwood Valley.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Coyotes

Coyotes pause as they move through a snow-covered pasture along Cuddy Valley Road near Frazier Park.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Black Angus

Snow-covered Black Angus eat hay in a pasture along Cuddy Valley Road near Frazier Park.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Icy sign

Morning snow clings to a road sign on a closed Interstate 5 along the Grapevine on Wednesday in Lebec.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

CHP escort

The CHP escorts southbound traffic on Interstate 5 as snow falls along the Grapevine in Lebec.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Plow

A Caltrans plow pushes snow on Interstate 5 in Lebec.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Frazier Park

A man walks along the center of a snow-covered Mt. Pinos Way in downtown Frazier Park.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Snow cover

Morning snow covers a classic car in a lot in Lebec.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Lake Elsinore

A layer of snow and ice covers the ground along North Main Divide Road on the ridge above Lake Elsinore after a fast-moving storm dropped snow and rain on Southern California.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Lake Elsinore

Lake Elsinore resident Beau Arbuthnot takes a picture of the clearing storm from the parking lot of the Lookout Roadhouse off Ortega Highway above Lake Elsinore after a fast-moving storm dropped snow and rain on Southern California.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)