California finally gets a wet winter

Workers shovel giant snowdrifts off the roof of the Mammoth Luxury Outlets in Mammoth Lakes on Feb. 6 after a blizzard dropped as much as 10 feet of snow.

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Feb. 5, 2019 7:54 PM PT

Snow blankets U.S. 395 and the Eastern Sierra near Mammoth Lakes.

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Workers shovel snow off the roofs of condos in Mammoth Lakes on Feb. 6.

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A skier glides past snow-covered trees at Mammoth Mountain Resort. The resort was closed because of the blizzard on Feb. 5 but reopened the following day.

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Heavy snow blankets Mammoth Lakes Feb. 6. Since the storms started Feb. 2, Mammoth Mountain has seen 132 inches of snow.

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Working to displace giant drifts from a roof at St. Anton Condos in Mammoth Lakes.

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Snow covers the mountains as an Orange County Sheriff’s patrol boat navigates Anaheim Bay in Sunset Beach on Feb. 6.

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On the evening of Feb. 6, the San Gabriel mountains serve as a backdrop to the downtown Los Angeles skyline.

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Las montañas de San Gabriel sirven como telón de fondo para el horizonte del centro de Los Ángeles.

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El viento sopla la nieve desde la cima de la montaña Whitney, la cima más alta en Estados Unidos, después de tormentas recientes, en los límites de los condados californianos de Inyo y Tulare. La ladera oeste de la montaña termina en el Parque Nacional Sequoia.

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