Snowed in during the SoCal storm, this Lake Arrowhead resident sold a vehicle for cross-country skis

Typically, it would not be safe to stand in the middle of North Bay Road in Lake Arrowhead, but things are various when you're snowed in.

A sea of white surrounded Brian Cavazos as he stood plum in the center of the snow-filled roadway Saturday, flakes still falling.

" Today, with about 8 inches of snow unplowed, it is a safe location to walk," Cavazos said.

The snow came as an extraordinary storm mauled Southern California with rain, hail, and dustings to elevations simply above 1,000 feet.

While the storm was on its way out Saturday night, up in Lake Arrowhead, a National Weather Service winter season storm warning was still in result till early Sunday morning, according to NWS meteorologist Adam Roser. And more snow - - approximately a 4-inch dusting - - was in the forecast.

" We've been having the shoveling minus a blast. It's a different environment when you can stroll to a good friend's house, you can walk down the middle of main roads," Cavazos stated. "It's a discomfort sometimes, however it's also epic."

With an abundance of snow, Cavazos stated there were likewise ample materials for enormous snowmen, including that his daughter and a good friend developed a snowman more than 4 feet high.

After forty years of residing in Lake Arrowhead, Cavazos discussed that this week's storm was among the biggest he 'd seen in the area and "among the ages."

With so much powder on the roadway, it appeared just suitable to think about bringing out snowboards, he included.

" Not numerous individuals can say they've snowboarded down North Bay (Road)", Cavazos said. "In fact, I may go to your home and grab (my snowboard) to achieve that job."

Close By, Ginny Dunn had a similar idea - - the 31-year resident of Lake Arrowhead busted out her cross-country skis to trek around the snow-covered streets.

In previous storms, Dunn said she 'd tried to navigate via her skis however the timing hadn't worked out by the time roads were clear.

" Today is optimum, although I'm needing to blaze my own trail," Dunn stated.

Dunn echoed Cavazos: the storm differed from any they 'd seen after several years in Lake Arrowhead. And she meant to take "full advantage" of the weather, potentially with snow shoes later on.

" This is the most splendid storm in the 31 years I've been here," she stated, skis in hand. "I've never ever seen this much snow boil down, this long, this tough."

Over the past four days, Lake Arrowhead got 36 inches of snow, Roser stated-- a generous cleaning that still paled in comparison to some other places like the Mountain High resort in Wrightwood, which clocked in 81 inches over the very same duration. Big Bear's Mountain Summit saw 57 inches; Mount Baldy, 37.

The winter season wonderland in the mountains wasn't set to last for a lot longer, though, according to Roser.

By Saturday evening, the snow was on its way out for San Bernardino and other Inland Empire mountain communities, he stated. Already, a few of the overalls for the Southern California snowfall had actually even surpassed put on the East Coast.

"Areas in the Inland Empire near Fontana, Rialto, and Devore have now gotten more snow this winter season than New York City and Philadelphia," the NWS San Diego said in a tweet.