As first responders assess their performance in the face of unprecedented snowfall, mountain residents also take stock of their preparation efforts.
in Blue Jay, choking off the local food supply. And imperiled mountain residents were told they would be on their own until first responders could dig out from under 10 feet of snow.
“The interesting thing is the firewood is under our parking deck and buried under 10 feet of snow, so I literally had to climb down in 10 feet of snow and throw it up into the street so Lisa could get it. Crazy!” Steve said. Carson said she hadn’t seen a blizzard like this since the “March Miracle” blizzard of 1991, when heavy snow and flurries buried residents in more than 6 feet of snow, felled power lines and trees, triggered mass power outages across the mountains and an avalanche in an area of Big Bear Lake called the Arctic Circle, where Highway 18 meets the Big Bear Dam.
Central to that effort were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who are encouraged by their leaders to become self-reliant through long-term food storage. Members in local wards across the San Bernardino Mountains were well-supplied, while those running low received help from other members.
At the Golden Rule Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lake Arrowhead on Monday, March 6, Spencer Samuelian, bishop of the Laguna Beach Ward, landed his Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter in the church parking lot and delivered more than 600 pounds of pasta, pasta sauce, beef jerky, granola bars and other assorted snacks, toiletries and other essentials to members of the church.
“It was just nice for him to bring us up some fruit snacks and gummy bears — stuff that makes people feel good,” Whitaker said.
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