Matthew Greenfield of Scotts Valley climbs a mountain of rubble that was blocking the road to his house on Monday after a rock slide on Nelson and Sky Meadow Drive. (Kevin Johnson/Sentinel)
Residents stand in front of a rock slide on Nelson Road on Monday afternoon. (Kevin Johnson/Sentinel)
Scotts Valley co-captain Jordin Carlson heads the ball away from Harbor defender Jillian Aban on Thursday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Scotts Valley's Ranae Maloney, right, fights off the defense of Harbor High freshman Kaitlin Deluchi to kick the ball downfield for the Falcons. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Steam rises from frosted rooftops along Elzer Drive in Scotts Valley on Monday as the mercury in thermometers continued to drop. The National Weather Service listed local overnight temperatures in the low 30s, but actually above freezing. Why the frost on rooftops and ice on cars? National Weather Service Science Officer Warren Blier explains, that the temperature of the air at the level of the ground needs to be 32 to freeze, but official temperatures are taken from instruments located in instrument shelters located 6 feet off of the ground. Even if the official temperatures are higher than freezing, temperatures on the ground could be well below freezing. Also, surfaces that emit heat, such as metal car roofs, could get colder than the ambient temperature. The official forecast calls for a slight warming trend and rain probable on Thursday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Levi, left, and Emmeline Thomsen teeter totter at the Skypark playground in Scotts Valley on Tuesday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Jennifer Ostrawski bursts into tears after accepting her late daughter's restored 1967 Mustang from Bruce Canepa Thursday in Scotts Valley. Make-A-Wish set up the restoration for Briana, who died of a rare cancer before restoration on her dream car was completed at Bruce Canepa Design. Dan Coyro/Sentinel