Sacramento califf AP an unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the west coast on Saturday bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park parts of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park in California were shut down after an estimated 3 in 7.6 cm of snow fell overnight according to the National Weather Service photos posted by the agency and local authorities showed a high elevation blanket of white on Mount reineer in Washington along with a dusting of snow at Min at Vista a Lookout Point southeast of Y national park in California Sierra Nevada Madera County deputy sheriff Larry rich said it was definitely unexpected to see snow at minet Vista in August advertisement is not every day you get to spend your birthday surrounded by a winter wonderland in the middle of summer he said in a statement it may for a day I won't soon forget and a unique reminder of why I love serving in this area it's just one of those moments that makes working up here so special