Heavy overnight snow turned the California Valley and Temblor Range near the Carrizo Plain into a scene that looks more like the Arctic than San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.
Brittany App
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The stark ranchlands of eastern San Luis Obispo County transformed from an arid desert to arctic landscape Saturday morning after a frigid winter storm blanketed the entire area in snow.
The Temblor Range took a dusting earlier in the week, but that was nothing compared to what greeted residents two days later.
“Wowie! Look at all that snow!” California Valley photographer Brittany App said in a message to The Tribune, while sharing images taken from her ranch. “I’ve been here 3 years now, and this is the first time I’ve seen snow actually stick to the ground. ... Pretty amazing to see.”
App’s photos captured a landscape of icy blues and whites, with snow as far as the eye can see.
Clouds collected over the mountains, which were blanketed in a thick layer of white.
In a couple images, her dogs examine the area, looking as though their wandering in a frozen Alaskan ice field.
Take a look:
Clouds layer of snowy mountains over a white valley in eastern San Luis Obispo County. Heavy overnight snow turned the California Valley and Temblor Range near the Carrizo Plain into a scene that looks more like the Arctic than SLO County on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Brittany App AppsPhotography.com
Clouds layer of snowy mountains over a white valley in eastern San Luis Obispo County. Heavy overnight snow turned the California Valley and Temblor Range near the Carrizo Plain into a scene that looks more like the Arctic than San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Brittany App
Heavy overnight snow turned the California Valley and Temblor Range near the Carrizo Plain into a scene that looks more like the Arctic than San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Brittany App AppsPhotography.com
Heavy overnight snow turned the California Valley and Temblor Range near the Carrizo Plain into a scene that looks more like the Arctic than San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Photographer Brittany App’s dogs investigate the snowy scene. Brittany App AppsPhotography.com
Heavy overnight snow turned the California Valley and Temblor Range near the Carrizo Plain into a scene that looks more like the Arctic than San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Brittany App
Heavy overnight snow turned the California Valley and Temblor Range near the Carrizo Plain into a scene that looks more like the Arctic than San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Brittany App
Brittany App’s sheep needed all of their thick wool coats on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, thanks to the snow that blanketed the California Valley. Brittany App
Snow covers the Temblor Range and the California Valley on Feb. 25, 2023, as puddles reflect the blue sky and clouds. Brittany App AppsPhotography.com
Snow covers the Temblor Range and the California Valley on Feb. 25, 2023. Brittany App AppsPhotography.com
Snow covers the Temblor Range and the California Valley on Feb. 25, 2023. Brittany App AppsPhotography.com
This story was originally published February 25, 2023 at 11:57 AM.
Joe Tarica is the editor of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo. He’s worked in various newsroom roles since 1993, including as an award-winning copy editor, designer and columnist. A California native, he has been a resident of San Luis Obispo County for more than 35 years and is a Cal Poly graduate.
