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Fifty vehicles were trapped by snow and ice roads in two locations on the slopes of Mt. Baldy early Wednesday.
The vehicles were stranded on either side of the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line, uphill and downhill from Baldy Village, San Bernardino County Fire Department Public Information Officer Ryan Beckers said.
Calls began coming in from stranded motorists around 7 p.m. Tuesday, as drivers found increasing difficulty negotiating the 10 percent grade and tight hairpin bends on the descent from the Baldy ski lifts, Beckers said.
The ski lifts are situated at an altitude of about 6,000 feet. The National Weather Service said the winter storm that hit Southern California overnight would bring snow levels down to 2,000 feet in some areas.
About 25 vehicles were stranded uphill from the village, with another 25 caught downhill from the village, Beckers said.
All vehicle occupants had been evacuated by 4:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol online incident log, but their vehicles remained on the road.
Rescued motorists were being sheltered at a nearby county fire station until a shelter could be established at Upland Magnolia Recreation Center, Beckers said.
The road was open only to local residents with snowchains, according to the incident log.
—City News Service