PHOTOS: Fun in the surf, snow and sand

Tomas Griego, 8, of Eagle Rock takes a wild ride after falling off his sled on Mt. Baldy.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Holly Beck rides a wave amid high surf at Haggerty’s in Malaga Cove, Rancho Palos Verdes.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

On snowy Mt. Baldy, sledding was a popular Presidents Day activity.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Tosh Demello, 12, of Seal Beach leaps off a sand berm during warm temperatures and a day off school.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Oscar Ramos, 8, left, and his cousin Angelica Nabor find a slide-worthy hill off Mountain Road on Mt. Baldy.  (Luis Sinco/ Los Angeles Times)

A skier heads to the slopes on Mt. Baldy.  (Luis Sinco/ Los Angeles Times)

As children in other parts of the country were playing in the snow, a youngster frolics in the surf on a warm day at the Seal Beach Pier.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sledders and snowboarders make their way up a steep hillside on a warm and sunny Presidents Day on snow-capped Mt. Baldy.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)