The weekend storm front making landfall across the Golden State delivered the unusual visage of snow in beach towns and coastal communities. 

However, it managed to lock-up a major artery of the state nearly the entire weekend in the process along with key connection points to the Sierra.

Driving the news: Significant snowfall in high elevations in the Southland didn’t spare the Grapevine, the main connector between Los Angeles and the rest of the state. 

Sierra shutdown: Yosemite National Park closed on Saturday through Wednesday, March 1, the National Park Service announced.