Photos: Snowfall in Tucson, Arizona, California
A New Year's Eve storm across the Southwest blanketed the Sonoran desert.
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Walt, left, and Tiggy Shields of Saddlebrooke enjoy snow-covered ridges to background their New Year's Day hike in Catalina State Park.
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Scott Gibson, 37, has the right idea to photograph the sunset scene near snowy Windy Point along Catalina Highway.
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Motorists snake along Catalina Highway amid snowy scenery near milepost nine on Mount Lemmon.
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Brothers Jeremiah Klein, right, 8, and Gabriel Klein, 7, play in a bit of snow accumulation at the end of North Campbell Avenue in the foothills.
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Snow covers the peaks of the Santa Catalina Mountains on Jan. 1, 2015.
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Snow tops a cluster of cholla cactus as seen near North Oracle and Pusch View Lane.
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Snow begins to melt on the north face of a saguaro cactus in the foothills.
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Bethann Merkle, visiting from Laremie, Wyo., uses the morning scene of the Santa Catalina Mountains as inspiration for an impromptu watercolor/ink drawing atop a parking garage in midtown.
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From right, Levi Milton, 13, Beth Busse, Pierce Burns and Simon Burns, 8, enjoy a New Year's Day trek on the Romero Trail in Catalina State Park.
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Snow blankets the ridges as seen through a cluster of saguaro cacti in Catalina State Park.
Snow in Tucson
Snow blankets the ridges in Catalina State Park.
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Snow tops a cluster of cholla cactus as seen near North Oracle and Pusch View Lane.
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A motorist drives back down the mountain from Windy Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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A snowy scene as viewed from Windy Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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A snowy scene as viewed from Windy Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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Motorists make the winding drive up Catalina Highway near milepost eight on Mount Lemmon.
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Motorists navigate the road amid snow-covered scenery near Bear Canyon picnic area along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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Mario Ignacio positions the head on a tiny snowman he built at Geology Vista Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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The sun barely shines through a low cloud passing over Windy Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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A group of girls hurl snow in the air near Geology Vista Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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Motorists drive along Catalina Highway amid snowy scenery just south of Windy Point on Mount Lemmon.
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Motorists snake along Catalina Highway amid snowy scenery near milepost nine on Mount Lemmon.
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Cars stopped in pullouts for photo ops was a common scene like this one near Windy Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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Scott Gibson, 37, an Orange County, Calif.-native, photographs the snow scenes at sunset near Windy Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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The sun sets behind a hill as scene just north of Windy Point along Catalina Highway on Mount Lemmon.
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Marvin Mejias uses his iPad to take photos of the view from Geology Vista Point along Catalina Highway.
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Snow begins to melt off a saguaro cactus near the end of North Campbell Avenue.
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A cactus wears an icing of white before dawn on New Year's Day. Photo by Doug Kreutz.
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Happy snowy New Year in Tucson! Share your snow photo in the comments. Photo by Doug Kreutz, Arizona Daily Star.
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A snow-cloaked desert sunrise. Share your snow photos with us in the comments. Photo by Doug Kreutz.
Snowfall in Arizona
Snow blankets the Suffolk Hills neighborhood near Oracle and Magee and the western edge of the Santa Catalina Mountains on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.Â
Snowfall in Arizona
Nate Wiley tries to make a snow angel on what little snow was left early this morning near Oracle and Magee on Wednesday, Jan. 1 2015.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Students from Wickenburg High School slide down a hill at Vulture Peak Middle School in Wickenburg, Ariz., Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Molly Urbon-Bonine, 8, far left, her sister Summer, 5, far right and mother Angela get a taste of the snow coming down in front of the Sawmill Run Restaurant in Summerhaven. Afterwards, the trio ran back into the restaurant for a meal.Â
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Michael Horacek holds his son Michael Jr, 2, who is none too happy with being in the snow for the first time while in Summerhaven. Rain may have swept through the Tucson area but the winter storm system that passed through left snow on Mt Lemmon.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Justin Tackett and his daughter Bailey, 1, try to make a small snowman from the freshly fallen snow in the parking of the Sawmill Run Restaurant in Summerhaven.Â
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Alisa Peralta, left, and her daughter Jamie Alstatt, put a beanie on their dog near the Hassayampa River in Wickenburg, Ariz., Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
A child's hand print is left in the snow at the rest area Sunset Point, about 10 miles north of Black Canyon City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, in Yavapai County, Ariz. Sunset Point's elevation is just over 3000 feet.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
This photo provided by Elsa Metzger shows snowfall over a Southern California neighborhood in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. A blustery winter storm dropped snow on very low elevations across inland Southern California early Wednesday after stranding dozens of motorists on mountain highways. (AP Photo/Elsa Metzger)
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Yusef Shaban, 20, of Peoria, holds his Shiba Inu dog named Kohei in the middle of a snow storm at the rest area, Sunset Point, about 10 miles North of Black Canyon City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 in Yavapai County, Ariz. Sunset Point's elevation is just over 3000 feet.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Snow begins to accumulate at the rest area, Sunset Point, about 10 miles North of Black Canyon City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 in Yavapai County, Ariz. A winter storm warning was in effect until midday Thursday for northern and eastern parts of the state, along with the mountains in the southeastern section.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
A man walks in the snow at a rest area in Sunset Point, Ariz., Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Yucaipa residents woke to nearly three inches of snow that blanketed their Southern California community last night in Yucaipa, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. A blustery winter storm dropped snow on very low elevations across inland Southern California early Wednesday after stranding dozens of motorists on mountain highways.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Members of the Cache County Search and Rescue team go up Franklin Basin, in Logan Canyon, Utah, looking for a lost snowmobiler, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Lawrence Orduno got stranded while snowmobiling in the area late Saturday night and survived two nights in the backcountry before being found alive.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
The snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains provide a backdrop to the downtown Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. A blustery winter storm dropped snow on very low elevations across inland Southern California early Wednesday, after stranding dozens of motorists on mountain highways.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Lights twinkle in the city of Lake Elsinore, Calif., below snow covered Elsinore mountains after a storm on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014.
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Bruce O'Donnell prepares to head up Sunrise Highway by putting chains on his truck's tires, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, in San Diego, Calif. A blustery winter storm dumped snow and ice across the West on Wednesday, making driving treacherous in the mountains from California to the Rockies (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, John Gibbins) NO SALES; COMMERCIAL INTERNET OUT
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Shelby Myers, of Yuma, Ariz., brushes her car free of snow Wednesday morning, Dec. 31, 2014, after a snowstorm dumped about 6 inches in the Julian area, northeast of San Diego, where she was staying for New Year's Eve with friends. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, John Gastaldo)
Snowfall in Arizona, California
A New Year's Eve snowstorm has put a nice layer of snow all over San Diego's back country, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 in San Diego, Calif. A blustery winter storm dumped snow and ice across the West on Wednesday, making driving treacherous in the mountains from California to the Rockies (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, John Gibbins) NO SALES; COMMERCIAL INTERNET OUT
Snowfall in Arizona, California
Members of the Valdez family play in the snow after building a snowman in the Yucaipa community park in Yucaipa, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. A blustery winter storm dropped snow on very low elevations across inland Southern California early Wednesday after stranding dozens of motorists on mountain highways.(AP Photo/The Sun, Rick Sforza) MANDATORY CREDIT
2. Catalina Highway is closed due to snow
Everyone suspects it is because no one in Tucson knows how to drive in snow. File 2015
Walking in a Winter Wonderland.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland.