Photos: Southern California mountain communities buried in snow

Times Photography Staff
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - MAR.1, 2023. Snow-covered mountains provide a backdrop for the Los Angeles Basin, from the mountains to downtown to the sea on Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Snow-covered mountains provide a backdrop for the downtown L.A. skyline. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Staggering snowfall totals have been reported this week from the storm in Southern California.

San Bernardino County has declared a state of emergency, with mountain residents trapped in their homes and motorists stranded.

More snow was expected in many communities where residents, unable to drive through deep snow on roads that were closed anyway, largely got around on foot.

Cal Fire Fenner Canyon fire crew inmates dig snow from around a residence at a Big Bear Lake trailer park on Friday.
Cal Fire Fenner Canyon fire crew inmates dig snow from around a residence at a Big Bear Lake trailer park on Friday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Big Bear Lake streets are plowed while the area is still choked with snow on Friday.
Big Bear Lake streets are plowed while the area is still choked with snow on Friday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A signs that says "California 18" is poking out of a large, soft pile of snow.
Many street signs are still nearly covered in snow on Friday as the Big Bear Valley digs out off successive snowstorms which lasted a week and blanketed San Bernardino Mountain communities. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Men shovel snow off the roof of a Big Bear Village gift shop
Men shovel snow off the roof of a Big Bear Village gift shop following successive storms that blanketed Southern California for a week. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A lone snowboard an empty slope
A lone snowboarder on an empty slope Friday at Snow Summit where there were no lines as San Bernardino Mountain communities still prohibit visitors. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
An aerial view of the Big Bear Valley is covered with snow
The Big Bear Valley is covered with snow following successive storms that blanketed San Bernardino Mountain communities on Thursday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A sailboat cruises off the coast of Corona del Mar with snow-covered mountains in the background.
A sailboat cruises off the coast of Corona del Mar with snow-covered mountains in the background. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A snowplow belches black smoke as the driver clears a path for vehicles past homes inundated with snow in Sugarloaf.
A snowplow belches black smoke as the driver clears a path for vehicles past homes inundated with snow in Sugarloaf. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A snow-covered dock at a marina on a frozen Big Bear Lake, where successive storms have pummeled the resort town.
A snow-covered dock at a marina on a frozen Big Bear Lake, where successive storms have pummeled the resort town in the San Bernardino Mountains. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Many streets are deserted as snow trapped residents in their homes and kept visitors away from resort areas
Many streets in Sugarloaf are deserted as snow trapped residents in their homes and kept visitors away from resort areas. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Homes and vehicles are inundated with snow in the latest storm to pound resort areas in the San Bernardino Mountains
Homes and vehicles are inundated with snow in the latest storm to pound resort areas in the San Bernardino Mountains. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Fresh snow kept residents in their homes and visitors away from resort areas in the San Bernardino Mountains
Snow in the mountain town of Sugarloaf piles up outside a house. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Carved wooden bears are covered in snow in Big Bear.
Carved wooden bears are covered in snow in Big Bear. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Big Bear residents are worrying about food supplies after snow nearly paralyzed the mountain town.
Big Bear residents are worrying about food supplies after snow nearly paralyzed the mountain town. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Amblerlee Barden shovels snow from her driveway after successive storms dumped several feet of snow in Big Bear.
Amblerlee Barden shovels snow from her driveway after successive storms dumped several feet of snow in Big Bear. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
As roads to the mountain resorts were closed, chairlifts were mostly empty at Big Bear Mountain Resort.
As roads to the mountain resorts were closed, chairlifts were mostly empty at Big Bear Mountain Resort. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Icicles hang at a firewood lot as resort areas in the San Bernardino Mountains dig out from successive storms.
Icicles hang at a firewood lot as resort areas in the San Bernardino Mountains dig out from successive storms. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Karen Brianza walks her dog on an icy street in Big Bear.
Karen Brianza walks her dog on an icy street in Big Bear. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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