I KNOW that before we moved up here we heard from multiple people that it snows occasionally, but it doesn’t usually stick or it’s just a couple days a year… etc. Yeah, well, we’re apparently getting the winter storm of the century, then. Hehe. Actually, it seems like there is bizarre weather up the whole West coast, from snow in Vegas to crazy rain at home in Orange County.
Woo snow! Adrian thought I was nuts but I went to get the camera, opened the window and took off the screen so I could get some good shots from our room. So this is looking one way down the street…
…And this is looking the other way. There were already kids outside in snow gear playing, and there were a few tire tracks. They must have all wheel drive. 
I measured how much snow had accumulated on our patio table and we were at 5 inches. But it was still coming. Seeing as they really don’t normally get this much snow here, the systems aren’t in place to deal with it. This means the roads do not get plowed. A neighbor told us our street will not get plowed, and the main one we’re off of will get plowed in a day or two. So I guess that means we stay home. Every neighbor on the street seems to have that same idea–no one left for work. We put on our snow gear and went out to play. We’ll put up pictures of that later. When we got back from playing I measured the table again, and we were at 7 inches. But that was over an hour ago, and it hasn’t stopped yet.
Wow, stay warm and safe! My bestie is from Spanaway (near Puyallup), and she used to tell me about how they’d have snow days not so much because of actual snow but because of the ice that would be left on the roads – like you said, it’s such a rarity that there’s no good infrastructure in place to deal with the inclement weather. Enjoy – that’s got to be fun for a change!
PS – Saddleback is COVERED in snow, as are the San Gabriel Mountains. It’s gorgeous!
That looks like a fun amount of snow. You can actually play in that. School was canceled today for us, but that was because of freezing rain. It looks really pretty with a shiny glaze over everything, but I bet that sheet of ice on the roads is treacherous.
We got snow in Vegas, so I feel ya! Hang in there.
Wow. I am sure it was nice to take a good snow day.