200 Californians celebrate snow, get ticket from Forest Service

Snowfall in Santa Barbara County rarely happens, but that day of fun at Figueroa Mountain over the weekend ended with frustration for some visitors. The Forest Service says hundreds of people were breaking the rules and slapped with a ticket for not buying the "adventure pass" and that now has some upset. From snowball fights to sledding down the mountain, visitors were having all kinds of fun. Shelley Orozco, Santa Barbara resident, said, "It's awesome! We never have snow over here, we love it." We found many families as well as their furry friends taking advantage of the rare snowfall in Santa Barbara County Sunday afternoon. Sabina Funk, Santa Barbara County resident, said, "We bring up the boogie boards like good Santa Barbarans." But apparently some didn't know about the adventure pass or simply decided not to buy one so they were given a $5 ticket. The Forest Service is estimating some 200 were issued...more