Rare snow falls across San Luis Obispo County. See the frosty photos and video

San Luis Obispo County sported a blanket of white across its higher elevations on Thursday as a chilly winter storm dropped snow across the region.

Snowflakes dusted vineyards in Paso Robles, frosted a field off Highway 58 as cows grazed contentedly and turned a Parkhill Road driveway into a wintry playground in Santa Margarita.

Snow also covered the tops of local hills and mountains from Cayucos to San Simeon, providing a dramatic backdrop for surfers competing in the SLO CAL Open in Morro Bay.

All that wintry weather made for excellent photos, as residents discovered.

Luckily for local photographers, more cold, wet weather is expected on the Central Coast this week.

SLO County will likely see scattered rain showers and snow flurries through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Here’s a look at some of the pictures and video of the winter wonderland on display on the Central Coast.

This story was originally published February 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM.

Sarah Linn

The Tribune

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Sarah Linn is an editor and reporter on the West Service Journalism Team, working with journalists in Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno, Merced and San Luis Obispo in California and Bellingham, Olympia and Tri-Cities in Washington, as well as Boise, Idaho. She previously served as the Local/Entertainment Editor of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, working there for nearly two decades. A graduate of Oregon State University, she has earned multiple California journalism awards.