George Groth of Green Valley Lake, south of Big Bear, shovels through over a foot of snow in front of his house off Green Valley Lake Blvd. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
The first major snowfall of the season hit Big Bear, causing school closures and some power outages. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
A towering evergreen tree fell onto a van and power line, closing a portion of Big Bear Boulevard and causing power outages to San Bernardino Mountain residents during the first major snowfall of the year. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Alex Guerrero shovels through more than a foot of snow at the Pine Nut Coffee shop in Big Bear. (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Students board their school bus after waiting at a snow-covered corner in Frazier Park. (Carlos Chavez / LAT)
This snow-covered road made a nice place for walking with the dogs in Cuddy Valley. (Carlos Chavez / LAT)
Sarah Bonfield, 3, and mother, Sharon, collect the last of the hay for feeding their horses in Cuddy Valley. (Carlos Chavez / LAT)
Horses and cows look for grass in the newly fallen snow in Cuddy Valley. (Carlos Chavez / LAT)
