Recent cold front brings needed rain, snow to local mountains

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Locals from Burbank and Sunland/Tujunga, including Ray Navasatian, 18, left, enjoy the snow at Redbox Picnic Area in the Angeles National Forest north of La Cañada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Carlos Estrella, 31 of Pasadena, left, and Dennis Rodriguez, 27 of Pasadena, enjoy the snow at Redbox Picnic Area in the Angeles National Forest north of La CaÃ±ada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest has a coating of snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm, north of La CaÃ±ada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Dennis Rodriguez, 27 of Pasadena, throws snowballs at a friend at Redbox Picnic Area in the Angeles National Forest north of La CaÃ±ada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Ray Navasatian, 18 of Burbank, left, poses for a photo in front of a snowy wonderland at Redbox Picnic Area in the Angeles National Forest north of La Cañada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Dry buckwheat is strong enough to hold snow at Redbox Picnic Area in the Angeles National Forest north of La Cañada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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A cyclist takes a selfie surrounded by snow at Redbox Picnic Area in the Angeles National Forest north of La CaÃ±ada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Pine trees are loaded with snow at Redbox Picnic Area in the Angeles National Forest north of La CaÃ±ada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Strawberry Peak is loaded with snow in the Angeles National Forest north of La Cañada Flintridge on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. There is snow above 3,000-foot elevation after recent cold storm. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Los Angeles Times

Feb. 27, 2018 4:10 PM PT

Thanks to an unusually cold recent storm, Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest has a coating of snow at elevations above 3,000 feet. Residents from Burbank and Pasadena drove out to play in the snowfall and take photos of the winter scene. Snow is expected to affect mountain passes through this evening, according to the National Weather Service.