Photos: Winter weather in and around Tucson
Winter snow from 2017-18 on Mt. Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Mountains provides a playground for Tucson residents and then finds its way down the mountains to places like Sabino Creek, where it provides another playground in Sabino Canyon National Recreation Area.
Water in Sabino Creek
Connie Duncan, a snowbird from Battle Creek, Mich., stands in awe of the water runoff and weather at Sabino Dam at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road, on March 8, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Connie and her husband Gerald were out hiking along the Sabino Creek trail today. The creek is finally flowing with winter runoff following more than 150 days of dry conditions.
Water in Sabino Creek
Gerald Duncan, left, and his wife Connie, both winter visitors from Battle Creek, Mich., cool their heels in the Sabino Creek following a hike at the Sabino Dam at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road, on March 8, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The creek is finally flowing with winter runoff following more than 150 days of dry conditions.
Water in Sabino Creek
Young girls toe the slippery rocks at the Sabino Dam at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road, on March 8, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The creek is finally flowing with winter runoff following more than 150 days of dry conditions.
Water in Sabino Creek
Jon Fretz acts as a human ferry for his two kids Caprice, 3, left, and Cameron, 4, at the Sabino Dam at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road, on March 8, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The creek is finally flowing with winter runoff following more than 150 days of dry conditions.
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Julian Leon goes off the rails as he loses control of his sled making a jump over a small snow ramp in the Sunset Trailhead parking lot as he and his family enjoy the several inches of snow that fell in the Santa Catalinas overnight, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Shyann Flake, left, and Avery Claridge put the finishing touches on the snowman they put together in the parking lot of the Butterfly Trailhead parking lot, taking advantage of the of a winter storm that left several inches of snow in the Santa Catalinas, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
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A small, scrawny pine, holding up among the older trees and under a cover of several inches of snow in the wake of a winter storm, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, in the Santa Catalinas outside Tucson, Ariz.
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Snow helps contrast the new growth coming in among the dead and damaged trees in the area of the Aspen Fire in the wake of a winter storm, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Summerhaven, Ariz.
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Patchy snow shows up in the lower elevations of the Rincon Mountains as the last reagents of a winter storm blow away, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, east of Tucson, Ariz.
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As the sunlight begins to break through, some of the snow begins to melt off the pines in the Santa Catalinas in the wake of a winter storm, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Summerhaven, Ariz.
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Dana Games and her brother Alex get ahead of their sled while making a run down a snowy hillside in the wake of a winter storm, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Summerhaven, Ariz.
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Snow on the Santa Catalina Mountains as seen from Rudasill Road east of Oracle Road north of Tucson on Feb. 28, 2018.
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Cyclists ride along the Santa Cruz River Park path with a snow-dusted Santa Catalina backdrop on Feb. 28, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The winter storm brought valley rain and snowfall to the surrounding mountains
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Low clouds and fresh snow linger on the eastern range of the Santa Catalina mountains on Feb. 28, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The winter storm brought valley rain and snowfall to the surrounding mountains
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An Arizona baseball fan scrunches deeper into her coat on a cold windy night game against New Mexico St. at Hi Corbett Field, Tuesday, February 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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The blankets are out in force as baseball fans try to stay warm on a chilly night game of Arizona against New Mexico St. at Hi Corbett Field, Tuesday, February 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
A biker braves the chilly air at 8,000 feet above sea level and the snow and ice sill clinging to the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Summerhaven, Ariz. The highest parts of the range got around three inches of snow. Temperatures around the area are expected to be much cooler for the next couple of days.
Santa Catalina snows
Luke Yuhico, left, and Nicole Milburn stop to get a few photos of the winter landscape of light snow and ice just above the Marshall Gulch Trailhead in the upper reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Summerhaven, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
The transmission towers and trees on the peak of Mt. Bigelow are coated in ice and snow, even in the afternoon sun, following the light snow that fell in the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
A yellow eyed junco pokes through a patch of snow along the General Hitchcock High Way, part of remains left behind by a winter storm in the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
Pine trees coated in icy snow at around 8,000 feet part of the light snow that fell in the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
The fences around the transmitter towers atop Mt. Bigelow are coated in ice in the aftermath of a winter storm that dumped a few inches of snow in the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Teusday, February 20, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
Runoff and icicles in the crags and rocks along the road to the Marshall Gulch Trailhead following a light snow in the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Summerhaven, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
Snow and ice cling stubbornly to at small tree near the peak of Mt. Bigelow, despite the sun and slightly warming temperatures following a winter storm in the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
A large formation of ice on a cliff along the Hitchcock HighWay, building up in the runoff from the light snow that fell in the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
With its branches bending under the weight of a snow and ice, a pine stands agains the clearing skies in the highest parts the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, outside Tucson, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
The lift chairs at Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley stand empty over the light snow that dusted the highest parts of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Mt. Lemmon, Ariz.
Santa Catalina snows
A small sightseer left in impression in the snows coating the rocks lining N. Sabino Canyon Park road leading to the Marshall Gulch Trailhead, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Summerhaven, Ariz.
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