Lake Arrowhead has received 5 feet of snow in the last five days, trapping residents and vacationers. More snow is on the way.
So much snow has hit Lake Arrowhead in the last several days that resident Lisa Griggs couldn’t recognize the highway outside her door when she walked to get groceries.Five feet of snow in the last five days has blanketed the Lake Arrowhead area, according to the National Weather Service. The conditions have also trapped people in their homes and vacation rentals, and people are rationing food and other supplies as they wait for more information from local officials.
Griggs, who lives in the Blue Jay community, said a resident who drove by her home on Monday morning told her he thought that his neighbor was dead. Griggs flagged down a firefighter who was driving by and gave him the address.Griggs said she’s grateful to still have electricity. She worries about older residents or people on vacation who didn’t bring enough food.
On Sunday, when there was a break in the snow, Griggs went to get herself groceries. She made the two-mile round trip on Highway 189 to her local Stater Bros. store on foot. State Route 18 heading into Lake Arrowhead has been closed since Friday due to the weather, according to Caltrans. It’s unclear when the highway will reopen.
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