desert snow

New Year’s Day Snow – 1/1/2019

Updated - Posted - Charles Miles
Snow on the Cholla and clouds over the Santa Catalina Mountains from the Golder Ranch North Parking Area. January 2019.
Snow on the Cholla and clouds over the Santa Catalina Mountains from the Golder Ranch North Parking Area. January 2019.

Snow in the desert! It didn’t last long, by mid-morning it was melting fast, and at the end of the day the snow line across the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains was well above the desert floor.

2015 is the last time I took pictures of good ‘desert snow’ – in 2015 the snow line appears to have been a bit lower, Pima Canyon Trail in the Snow, 1/1/2015 has some pictures.

Beautiful to see and what a way to start the New Year!

Looking towards a snowy Charlouea Gap from the Golder Ranch Area. January 2019.
Looking towards a snowy Charlouea Gap from the Golder Ranch Area. January 2019.
Cardinal and Snowy Cholla. January 2019.
Cardinal and Snowy Cholla. January 2019.
Clouds swirling over Samaniego Peak. January 2019.
Clouds swirling over Samaniego Peak. January 2019.
Cathedral Rock and Window Peak above the clouds. January 2019.
Cathedral Rock and Window Peak above the clouds. January 2019.
Sunset on Mount Lemmon. January 2019.
Sunset on Mount Lemmon. January 2019.
West side of the Santa Catalina Mountains from Honey Bee Canyon Park. January 2019.
West side of the Santa Catalina Mountains from Honey Bee Canyon Park. January 2019.