Jennifer and Carlos Rodriguez of Wrightwood with daughter Tiffany, 8, build snowmen on snow-covered picnic tables at a recreation area off Highway 2 after the recent storm dumped needed snow in the mountains on Dec. 17. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Schoolchildren climb over mounds of snow left by a snowplow off Park Drive after the recent storm dumped needed snow in the mountains in Wrightwood. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Skiers and snowboarders flocked to the slopes at Mountain High after the recent storm dumped needed snow in the mountains in Wrightwood. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
