White Christmas

Snow in St. George and southern Utah is quite rare. But this time of the year, as we get closer to Christmas, most of us don't mind a little dusting the mountaintops (as long as we don't have to shovel anything). After last night's alarming-sounding warnings about not driving to Santa Clara from St. George and staying indoors we awoke this morning to rain that has since stopped, clouds that have since burned away, and snow only dusting the mountain ranges. Zion National Park is quite snowy and beautiful right now, but they are at a higher elevation than we are, so that is typical. Pine Valley mountain is covered, which is also typical (what do you expect for 10,000 feet?) and the Red Mountain in Ivins is frosted.

Here are some photos from the Red Mountain Resort and Spa this morning.


And here are images from the National Park Service's Webcams at Zion National Park this morning. Since webcams, by nature, are live, these photos are from 9:15 AM this morning (before the snow melts!)

Temples and Towers of the Virgin

And here is an image from the National Weather Service, the Zion Canyon Theatre:


Perfect weather for a sweater and hot chocolate, just in time for Christmas, and by this afternoon, we'll be be throwing on our windbreakers and hitting the golf course!