Heavy snow in California - in pictures


  • Residents walk to a bus stop covered in snow after a storm brought 30 inches of snow in less than 24 hours earlier in the week in Mammoth Lakes in California. The state received more than 700 inches of snow so far this season. EPA
    Residents walk to a bus stop covered in snow after a storm brought 30 inches of snow in less than 24 hours earlier in the week in Mammoth Lakes in California. The state received more than 700 inches of snow so far this season. EPA
  • A shopper struggles to pull a cart outside Vons supermarket in Mammoth Lakes. EPA
    A shopper struggles to pull a cart outside Vons supermarket in Mammoth Lakes. EPA
  • A snow pile at a bus stop in Mammoth Lakes. EPA
    A snow pile at a bus stop in Mammoth Lakes. EPA
  • A restaurant underneath a pile of snow with only its drive-through sign visible. EPA
    A restaurant underneath a pile of snow with only its drive-through sign visible. EPA
  • A resident at one of her properties buried in snow in California. The state's atmospheric river has caused snow, strong winds and flooding. EPA
    A resident at one of her properties buried in snow in California. The state's atmospheric river has caused snow, strong winds and flooding. EPA
  • A car stuck in snow. California has been hit by a deluge of rain and snow in the past few months. EPA
    A car stuck in snow. California has been hit by a deluge of rain and snow in the past few months. EPA
  • A resident shovels snow after a series of winter storms dumped heavy snowfall. EPA
    A resident shovels snow after a series of winter storms dumped heavy snowfall. EPA
  • A thick blanket of snow covers houses in Mammoth Lakes. EPA
    A thick blanket of snow covers houses in Mammoth Lakes. EPA
  • A red-tagged garage underneath piles of pillowy snow. EPA
    A red-tagged garage underneath piles of pillowy snow. EPA
  • A resident shovels snow off the roof of his house. EPA
    A resident shovels snow off the roof of his house. EPA
  • Heavy snow has engulfed parts of northern California for months. EPA
    Heavy snow has engulfed parts of northern California for months. EPA
  • A roof of a house barely poking out underneath piles of pillowy snow. EPA
    A roof of a house barely poking out underneath piles of pillowy snow. EPA
  • Collapsed roof of a garage. EPA
    Collapsed roof of a garage. EPA
  • Residents shovel snow off a rooftop. EPA
    Residents shovel snow off a rooftop. EPA
  • Thick layer of snow blocks a road in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Yet another storm brought heavy snowfall to higher elevations near Mammoth Lakes, propelling California’s snowpack to a record high level of 235 percent of normal. AFP
    Thick layer of snow blocks a road in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Yet another storm brought heavy snowfall to higher elevations near Mammoth Lakes, propelling California’s snowpack to a record high level of 235 percent of normal. AFP
  • Workers remove snow from the roofs of a hotel in the Sierra Nevada mountains. AFP
    Workers remove snow from the roofs of a hotel in the Sierra Nevada mountains. AFP
  • A skier passes a partially buried restaurant at Mammoth Mountain ski resort in the Sierra Nevada mountainsAFP
    A skier passes a partially buried restaurant at Mammoth Mountain ski resort in the Sierra Nevada mountainsAFP
  • Snowy winds on the Sierra Nevada mountains. AFP
    Snowy winds on the Sierra Nevada mountains. AFP
  • Houses buried in snow. AFP
    Houses buried in snow. AFP
  • Workers remove snow piled up in front of a church in the Sierra Nevada mountains. AFP
    Workers remove snow piled up in front of a church in the Sierra Nevada mountains. AFP