Police teams were dressed in snow gear Friday, holding the trigger guards on their assault-style rifles while scouring eight square miles near Big Bear Lake, a popular skiing area two hours east of Los Angeles.

CNN: February 9, 2013 -- Updated 1735 GMT (0135 HKT)

But when it comes to big windows, nothing beats the glass features of a 600-square-foot multi-paned wonder in Lake Hayden, Idaho.

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Today, the Lake covers between 115 and 200 square miles.

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