February 24, 2006

A father gets into a friendly snowball fight with his son in the East Hills of San Jose. Photo by Jeff Frazee

Snow Day

It was a snowy start to the President's Day weekend when the east hills of San Jose were dusted by snow on Feb. 17.

On roads leading up to Mount Hamilton, up to one inch of snow was reported, as well as dusting on the summit of Highway 17, leading to Santa Cruz. The snow was the result of a bitingly cold storm system that passed through the Bay Area as it made its way toward Alaska. In addition, temperatures throughout the weekend dipped as low as 36 degrees on evenings in various parts of the south bay.

Needless to say, some south bay residents took advantage of the rare sight.

Snow dusted the east hills of San Jose starting on Friday, Feb. 17, as seen in this panoramic photo of the hills, taken near Aborn Road. Photo by Dona Nichols

Roads leading into the east hills, including Mount Hamilton, saw up to one inch of snow on Feb. 17, forcing some to temporarily close. Photo by Jeff Frazee A scenic view looking into the Evergreen Valley from the peaks of the San Jose east hills.