Snowfall in the Mountains
By Mike Eliason / Santa Barbara County Fire Department
Snow can be seen atop West Camino Cielo and Santa Ynez Peak above Lake Cachuma Wednesday morning as a strong winter storm approaches Southern California.
By Mike Eliason / Santa Barbara County Fire Department
Snow can be seen atop West Camino Cielo and Santa Ynez Peak above Lake Cachuma Wednesday morning as a strong winter storm approaches Southern California.
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Feb 23, 2023 01:12 PM30-40 cars stuck in snow on the pass. 154 closed.
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Feb 23, 2023 12:54 PMIn the time I’ve been here there have been several sticking snowfall events on the ridge behind the city.
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Feb 23, 2023 08:14 AMSnowfall in our mountains is not an uncommon occurance.
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Feb 23, 2023 01:19 PMIt's not a common occurrence, at least not at this level. That's why there's a blizzard warning.
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Feb 23, 2023 08:09 AMVery nice. Should snow every winter here in SB county. Especially in back of the Riviera.
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Feb 23, 2023 05:51 AMSnow came down but nothing stuck to yhe ground on WCC Ice
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Feb 23, 2023 09:33 AMThere is a couple of inches still on the ground on Santa Ynez Peak on WCC.
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Feb 22, 2023 05:25 PMWhat you see in the photos is actually ice adhering to things that extend above the ground - bushes, trees, towers, antennas, and other man-made structures.
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Feb 22, 2023 06:49 PMYes, for pilots NWS has quite a large area of icing potential depicted in our region, and a blizzard warning for the valley & mountains. Pretty unusual to see aviation icing alerts here at 3k' like that shown in the pic. Sure is beautiful from the ground though. :)
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Feb 22, 2023 12:53 PMIt is a sight to behold. Weather service says we might see the largest snowfall in decades, rivaling a 1989 storm! Will be interesting to see how that plays out.
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOX&issuedby=LOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1
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Feb 23, 2023 09:20 AMThank you #816. Appears to be a lucrative potential for a local xenophobia museum. Then again it might bring in strangers or foreigners, so never mind.
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Feb 22, 2023 03:33 PMIs there a cherry-picking or misinformation museum in town? Fertilizer components? Xenophobia?
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Feb 22, 2023 02:12 PMChip - you can be a docent at one of the local museums if you have nothing to do during the day.
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Feb 22, 2023 12:29 PMWe were hoping to take the kiddos up there later today to make a few snowballs or possibly a smallish snowman. Just put all-season tires on my car so I'm assuming that will be good enough as I doubt snow chains would be required. Haven't been up Gibraltar Road in a while, but I think it will be safer to go up the 154 and through Painted Cave. May even bring an ice chest with me to bring back some of that there snow!!!
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Feb 22, 2023 08:15 PM12:29 - Let us know how the rescue crew treats you.
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Feb 22, 2023 03:31 PMYup, Los Padres is still under the 60 day closure from the last storm. Please don't try to go have fun!
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Feb 22, 2023 03:29 PMI’d check to see which roads are actually open. Last I heard, Gibraltar, Painted Cave and Camino Cielo were all closed due to the recent flooding.
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Feb 22, 2023 11:56 AMBeautiful. You can see it fall from the clouds right now at the higher elevations such as La Cumbre peak.