BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KRON) — Fluffy snowflakes created winter wonderlands atop Mount Diablo in the East Bay, Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, Mission Peak in Fremont, Mount Hamilton near San Jose, and the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Snowstorms are rare for San Francisco Bay Area, but this chilly winter storm caused temperatures to drop into the 30s for the past two nights. Precipitation fell as snowflakes at elevations higher than 800 feet.

Local weather watchers shot photographs and videos of snow falling over the Santa Cruz Mountains, Oakland Hills, Napa Valley, Palo Alto hills, Skyline Boulevard in San Mateo County, Cloverdale in Sonoma County, Mission Peak in Fremont, Mount Hamilton, Mount Diablo, and Mount Tamalpais.

Winter weather conditions on Mt. Tam were ideal for Jonathon Crabtree skiing down the slopes Friday.
The tracks were very snowy for this steam train at Redwood Valley Railway in Orinda on Friday. (Image courtesy Redwood Valley Railway)
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Joan Wayne photographed snow in Napa Valley on Feb. 24, 2023.
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Joan Wayne photographed snow in Napa Valley on Feb. 24, 2023.
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A photo shot from downtown Walnut Creek shows the snow on Mt. Diablo stretching far down the mountain. (KRON4 photo / Kelly Kim)

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Snow is seen on Mt. Diablo from Discovery Bay, submitted by KRON4 viewer Debby Johnson.

Video shot by KRON4 Friday afternoon shows deep snow on Mt. Diablo.

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Mt. Tam in Marin County was covered in snow as the sun broke through mid-morning Friday.
Snow was seen on the top of Mt. Tam from San Rafael Friday morning.
Some East Bay residents made the journey up Mount Diablo to the beacon surrounded by snow on Feb. 23, 2023. (KRON4 Photo / Dan Thorn)
Snow blankets Mission Peak in Fremont on Feb. 23, 2023.
Brody Klapko snapped photographs of snow falling in Annapolis in northwest Sonoma County on Feb. 23, 2023. Klapko said the elevation was about 800 feet above sea level. (Image courtesy @BrodyKlapko / Twitter)
Brody Klapko snapped photographs of snow falling in Annapolis in northwest Sonoma County on Feb. 23, 2023. Klapko said the elevation was about 800 feet above sea level. (Image courtesy @BrodyKlapko / Twitter)
A mermaid statue is dusted by snow in Boulder Creek on Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by @SCMountainDad / Twitter)

The storm turned the Santa Cruz Mountains into a surreal winter wonderland captured in the video below.

KRON4 Reporter Will Tran interviewed one man enjoying winter weather on the Santa Cruz Mountains summit. He said he couldn’t stop smiling because he had never seen snowfall in his lifetime.

Joan Wayne photographed snow in Napa Valley on Feb. 24, 2023.
The storm dropped snow on Palo Alto Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Image courtesy Steve Castagnola)
The Ben Lomond fire station was covered by a blanket of snow on Feb. 23, 2023. (Image courtesy Cal Fire CZU)
CHP Golden Gate Division’s helicopter lands on the mountains above Napa Valley. (Image courtesy CHP)
About one inch of snow fell in Los Gatos on Feb. 23, 2023. (Image courtesy @Quinn_Nature / Twitter)
Brian Weber shot this photo of Mount Tamalpais gleaming with snow on Feb. 24, 2023.
Mount Diablo is seen in the distance.
Snowfall is seen on Mount Hamilton on Feb. 22, 2023. (Image courtesy Lick Observatory Hamcam)

The brunt of the storm hit early Friday morning. The National Weather Service issued a Freeze Warning and Winter Weather Warning. “Cold temperatures, rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds & mountain snow are all expected,” NWS Bay Area forecasters wrote.