Travel delays: I-15 to Vegas, I-5’s Grapevine reopen after drivers stranded in snow for hours

Interstate 5 at the Grapevine, which authorities shut down amid heavy snowfall late Wednesday, reopened Friday morning after a roughly 36-hour closure.  (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

Goetz Wolff, left, and Paula Sirola toss a ball with their dogs in La Cañada Flintridge with the snow capped San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop.  (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

Matthew Partida sleds with his son Kameron, 3, in Lebec.   (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

Snow blankets Joshua Tree National Park on Friday.   (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Jay Shepherd, 4, left, and his sister Jessa Shepherd, 2, of Studio City play in the snow at Joshua Tree National Park on Friday.   (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Jessa Shepherd, 2, of Studio City plays at Joshua Tree National Park.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Brenda Bryant, 60, tries to warm up Thursday with a small fire in L.A.’s skid row. Braynt said she has been homeless for 11 years.   (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Pooled water reflects passersby on the boardwalk in Venice Beach Thursday morning.   (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)