Storm leaves a blanket of snow behind

A seagull heads for a landing on the railing of a snow-covered dock in Lake Arrowhead.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Inglewood resident Emerson Sanchez and his children Crystal, 8, and Jesse, 5, stroll through the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills as the downtown L.A. skyline and the San Gabriel Mountains rise behind them.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

The San Gabriel Mountains as seen from the deck of the Queen Mary form a wintry backdrop for the city of Long Beach.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A seagull sitting on the anchor lines of the Queen Mary surveys the scene.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Trash washed ashore by the recent storm litters the sand as a skiploader works to rebuild a berm in Belmont Shore near 72nd Place and Ocean Boulevard.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

While clearing snow from yesterday’s storm, Felipe Reyes makes clouds of his own in an otherwise deep blue sky above the parking lot at an Arco gas station in Big Bear Lake.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

The morning’s first skiers and snowboarders ride the lift at Snow Summit in Big Bear Lake.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

A trio of snowboarders carve their way down a run at Snow Summit.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

A skier is among the first on the groomed slope at Snow Summit.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Snowboarders ride a lift at Snow Summit at Big Bear Lake. Although 14” of fresh snow is on the ground, a pine tree received an extra flocking from a snow-making machine.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

At the crack of dawn, Luis Mancilla brushes more than a foot of snow off his truck in Big Bear City. “I’m lucky today; I get to work inside putting up doors,” said Mancilla, a carpenter.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

A few motorists test the icy conditions on southbound Interstate 5 near Gorman. Officials had closed the roadway after a storm hit Southern California with snow, wind and rain.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Traffic was light on Interstate 5 after a storm brought snow and ice to the region, making driving hazardous.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Motorists were stranded after officials worried about icy conditions closed northbound Interstate 5 at Lake Hughes Road in Castaic.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Truckers and car drivers line up on northbound Interstate 5, which was closed at Lake Hughes Road in Castaic after a cold, wet storm brought hazardous driving conditions to the area.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Cattle stand together on a snow-covered hillside near Gorman.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The San Gabriel Mountains shimmer with snow on the morning after a storm dropped snow and rain on Southern California. Nature photographers and joggers take advantage of the window of good weather to enjoy the sunrise at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Snow covers the San Gabriel Mountains after a cold, wet storm blew through Southern California.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)