Photos: Snow on Mt. Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Mountains
Hundreds of snow-curious visitors were on the slopes of the Santa Catalinas, January 4, 2023, after a weekend storm dumped several inches on the higher elevations, Tucson, Ariz.
Matteo and Daniel Melchor get some excitement as their sled heads off the beaten path and into the woods near the Butterfly Trailhead in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023. The slopes in the area were full of dozens of sledders, snowmen makers and the occasional snowball fighters, taking advantage of the aftermath of a weekend storm.
On his way to his truck after work, Zach Kruger stops to get a photo of a snowman, built in the back of a pick-up and ready for the trip back to the valley from atop Mount Lemmon, Summerhaven, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
Sightseers get out among the rocks to watch sunset from the Windy Point Vista on Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
Sergio Gamino puts the final touches to a snow man built atop the family van after day in the snow high on Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
Edgar Tona sends the snow flying as he narrowly avoids a stump while sledding on the slopes near the Butterfly Trailhead in the Santa Catalina Mountains on January 4.
A young sledder picks her way up a snowy slope near the Inspiration Rock picnic area atop Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023. Dozens were using the slope to sled, build snowmen and generally take in a rare snowfall.
The snow is relatively untouched near the chapel at Ski Valley atop Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
A sliver sun heats the wet bark on a tree creating a little steam on a chilly afternoon at the Palisades Visitor's Center, Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
A dainty snowman sits on a guard rail along the Catalina Highway in the upper reaches of Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
A small stream of snowmelt trickles off the rocks near the higher reaches of the Santa Catalinas along the Mount Lemmon Highway, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
Hundreds of icicles cling to a cliff face over the Mount Lemmon Highway in the Santa Catalinas, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
A vehicle heads down the Mount Lemmon Highway, caught in a slice of sunlight just below Windy Point Vista in the Santa Catalinas, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
The recent snowfall covers a burn scar on the north slopes of the Santa Catalinas near Mount Bigelow, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
The snow covers a stand of young pines on the north slopes of the Santa Catalinas, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
Sofia Quinones takes a break from the sledding to try her hand at making snowmen near the Inspiration Rock Picnic Area, Tucson, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
Staff photographer with the Arizona Daily Star since 2003. Winner of a few awards, loser of many more. Ex-goalkeeper.
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