Moorpark resident Matteo Jackson, 21, puts the finishing touches on a snowman on the beach Tuesday in Big Bear Lake.
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A winter storm dropped nearly a foot of snow on the San Bernardino Mountains, stranding vehicles on the road. The snowfall, however, did create perfect winter sports conditions.
Man-made snow is sprayed upon the slopes to augment fresh snow at Snow Valley Mountain Resort in Running Springs, Calif.
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Store owner Adam Hurlbut shovels snow outside his Sugar Mountain gift store in Running Springs, Calif., on Tuesday after nearly a foot of snow fell in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Rancho Palos Verdes residents Michele Gunter, left, and daughter Kaia walk their dog Elsa along the lakeshore of Big Bear Lake on Tuesday after the first big storm of the year dumped nearly a foot of snow in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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A sampling of the dozens of vehicles that were abandoned, stuck or wrecked along Highway 18 in Crestline, Calif., on Tuesday after a snowstorm. Some motorists did not heed warnings to stay off mountain roads during the storm.
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Man-made snow augments nearly a foot of fresh snow at Snow Valley Mountain Resort in the San Bernardino Mountains on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 in Running Springs, CA.
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Tina Lewis, 19, of Fullerton sleds with friends in fresh snow Tuesday at Big Bear Lake.
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