Thanks for answering our questions. They came from the Mission Indians that ran away from the Spanish Mission and escaped to the mountains. Just the other day, I learned an interesting fact about the Cahuilla and their rabbit blankets. Rabbit fur tears very easily. The Cahuilla would take a strong fiber and wrap the fur around the fiber in strips.
Snow turns into water which the cactus can absorb when it melts.
Snow is not uncommon in the desert. We had several inches last week that last a couple of days. What most people don't know about cactus is that is it native to the western hemisphere and is native to every state in the US except from New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. It is not just a desert Plant. This will be good for flowers.