For Joshua Park of Scripps Ranch, snow is nothing new. He grew up in South Korea. But when flurries came Sunday to the Laguna Mountains, he packed up the family and drove out to Sunrise Highway.
The challenge was rousting his sleeping kids from the car, where it was warm and comfy compared with the outdoor temperature of 37 degrees.
John Armstrong brought daughters Shyanne and Savannah up from El Cajon, but had the opposite problem. The girls, 8 and 11, didn’t want to stop building a snow mountain on a large tree stump.
Elsewhere, kids and grownups found a sledding hill, and some did “penguins.”
What’s a penguin? That’s sliding down a hill on your stomach.
A boulder created a traffic hazard when it slid down onto southbound state Route 79 about 3 p.m., but traffic was warned by an A-frame barricade and steered around it until it could be removed.
At Palomar Mountain, this much snow hasn’t fallen on May 7 since 1964. The old record of 2.5 inches was blown away by Sunday’s 6 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
The San Diego station of the Weather Service also noted these records for May 7 — for the day’s maximum highs being this low.
Pines take on a winter look despite the calendar in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
A few snowmen began to appear in the snowy landscape in May in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
A call box sign is obscured by snow as a late winter snow dropped inches of snow in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
Fire danger was indeed low in this unusual snowfall in May. Photo by Chris Stone
Chains weren’t required during the day, but signs were up as the day came to an end. Photo by Chris Stone
A pickup was loaded with snow for its trip down the mountain. Photo by Ken Stone
Leo, who had the haircut of a lion, chilled in the snow in the Laguna Mountains in a late spring snowfall. Photo by Chris Stone
A sled gets away from young man who enjoyed sliding down the hill in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
A week ago, this sign would have been out of date, but not on this snow day in May. Photo by Chris Stone
Oak leaves get a coating of snow and ice in a late winter storm in May in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
The California Highway Patrol was kept busy with auto accidents and rock slides in the Laguna Mountains. Photos by Chris Stone
Snow sticks to pine needles in a late winter storm in May in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
Ian Chappell slides down a hill in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
The first Sunday in May brought snowball fights in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
The first Sunday in May brought snowball fights in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
People brought plastic sleds and had a ball on the hillsides in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
A father and daughter take a slow trip down a hill in the Laguna Mountains. Photo by Chris Stone
Last weekend San Diegans baked in the hot sun, while this weekend they had a chance to throw snowballs. Photo b Chris Stone
A man begins to load the bed of his truck with chunks of snow. Photo by Chris Stone
A boulder landed on southbound Highway 79 until the California Highway Patrol could get it moved. Photo by Chris Stone
Snow came down steadily in the Laguna Mountains and gave the mountainsides more than a dusting of snow. Photo by Chris Stone
Savannah and Shyanne Armstrong of El Cajon build a snow mountain in the midst of driving snow. Photo by Chris Stone
A bear outside the Pine House Cafe and Tavern gets a snow cap. Photo by Chris Stone
Snow fell steadily in the Laguna Mountains in a late winterlike storm. Photo by Chris Stone
