In pictures: Week of rare snow eases California drought

Ice covers communication towers as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

Snow-covered mountains surround the city of Los Angeles following a series of winter storms in Los Angeles, California, March 2. REUTERS/Mike Blake

A resident hauls his bike through the snow in Crestline, as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, March 2.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A resident surveys the massive amount of snow that has trapped residents of mountain towns near Crestline, in San Bernadino County, March 2.  REUTERS/David Swanson

The Hollywood sign is seen through a mix of fog and dust snow during a rare cold winter storm in the Los Angeles area, in Los Angeles, California, February 24.  REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci

Massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns near Crestline, in San Bernadino County, March 2.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A collapsed roof is seen at Goodwin and Son's in Crestline, California, as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

A resident digs out his car in Crestline, as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, March 2.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A coyote pauses in the snow in Phelan, California, February 25.  REUTERS/David Swanson

Photographers gather at Kenneth Hahn Park following a cold winter storm that brought snow to the San Gabriel Mountains behind the city of Los Angeles, California in Los Angeles, California, February 26.      REUTERS/Mike Blake

A motorist clears snow from his vehicle as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, March 2.  REUTERS/David Swanson

A massive amount of snow traps residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

A snowman is seen by the side of a road as snow falls on the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering some snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds around, near San Jose, California, February 23....more

View of an icy road as a massive winter storm passes along the West coast, on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, California, February 23. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon

Wind-swept snow covers a tree as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

Following a cold winter storm snow is shown on the San Gabriel Mountains behind the city of Los Angeles, California  from Kenneth Hahn Park in Los Angeles, California, February 26.      REUTERS/Mike Blake

Desert flora is covered in snow iin Phelan, California, February 25.  REUTERS/David Swanson

Snow-covered mountains surround the Hollywood sign in the city of Los Angeles following a series of winter storms in Los Angeles, California, March 2. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Sienna Weinstein throws a snowball as snow falls over the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, on Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Berkeley, California,...more

A local resident walks along a trail as snow covers the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, in Redwood City, California, February 24.  REUTERS/Carlos...more