Hello fellow Angeleno. Imma tell you right now: don't.

This time last year I was transitioning to moving from Portland to LA. My boyfriend and I spent Christmas day with my family and planned to drive back down to LA the day after.

Well, a snow storm started coming through that day. The roads on the pass on I-5 were closed, and they can be dangerous even when they're not closed. We ended up having to take the 101 (coastal roads) all the way down to SF before we could even get back onto I-5. And the coast still had snow, just not a dangerous amount.

All-in-all it took us 25 hours to make the entire drive when it should usually be 16 hours, breaks included.

I can not stress enough how much better off you are spending your Christmas in 80 degree weather.