Residents survey the downtown area following a 17-inch overnight snowfall in Flagstaff, Ariz., Jan. 4, 2005.
Frozen water droplets cling to pine needles on an evergreen tree in Enid, Okla., Jan. 4, 2005.
Snow accumulates on Ted Blake's hat and goggles, Jan. 4, 2005, while he waits for his bus at the Vail (Colo.) Transportation Center.
Rose Quinn skies down Railroad Street in Minturn, Colo., with her dogs Claire and Taz during a winter storm, Jan. 4, 2005.
A truck carrying a prefabricated home makes its way over the Cajon Pass summit on the Mojave Freeway, Jan. 4, 2005, in California's San Bernardino National Forest.
Snow flies up from the plastic sled as Russ Conti, back, and his son Russell, 4, slide down the hill in Canyon Lake Park in Rapid City, S.D., Jan. 4, 2005.
Horses graze for food in a field as snow falls near Hesperus, Colo., Jan. 4, 2005.
Friends walk up a hill while they enjoy the falling snow with their sleds, Jan. 4, 2004, at Ponderosa Elementary School in Aurora, Colo. From right are Bradley Garcia, 9, Logan Anthony, 8, and Armondo Arreola, 8.
Water from heavy rains gushes from a ravine along U.S. 60, Jan. 4, 2005, east of Superior, Ariz. Arizona was pummeled by another round of rain and snow and areas around the state endured flooding, power outages and rock slides.
Larry Ernst clears the sidewalk at a business, Jan. 4, 2005, in North Platte, Neb. Wind chills plunged to double digits below zero. Some schools closed early and several athletic events were postponed as a major winter storm swept into Nebraska.
A City of North Platte snowplow clears snow, Jan. 4, 2005, in North Platte, Neb.
A German Shepard dog named Amsterdam Buku enjoys the snow, Jan. 4, 2005, at the San Bernardino National Forest, near the Wrightwood community in California.
A snowman is shown, Jan. 4, 2005, in the San Bernardino National Forest, Calif. The storms that started just over a week ago have piled snow 9 feet deep in higher elevations in the Sierra Nevada, soaked Los Angeles with record rainfall, caused mudslides and knocked out power to thousands of customers.
A city snowplow prepares to knock down one of several large tree limbs downtown that broke under the weight of the 17-inch overnight snowfall in Flagstaff, Ariz., Jan. 4, 2005.
Neda Roy, behind, and her sister, Ana Maria Gane, enjoy the snow as they slide down a hill, Jan. 4, 2005, in San Bernardino National Forest, Calif.
Alan Lew gets some help from his daughter, Chynna, 11, while snow-blowing his driveway following a 17-inch overnight snowfall in Flagstaff, Ariz., Jan. 4, 2005.
Ice clings to trees in Woodward, Okla., Jan. 4, 2005, as an ice storm developed across Oklahoma and Kansas.
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to ward off the blowing snow in downtown Denver, Jan. 4, 2005.
Jack Mezera, 7, sleds down a snow-covered hill with the family dog, Buddy, a mini-daschund, in pursuit, near Pollack Pines, Calif., Jan. 3, 2005.
A truck is stopped due to heavy snow on Interstate 5, the primary north-south route in California, near Gorman, Calif., Jan 3, 2005. Heavy snow shut down the major highway north of Los Angeles and slowed post-holiday travel in the Sierra Nevada as Californians grappled with a second week of stormy weather.