The Grand Canyon has been coated in snow as a season snowstorm turned the national park into a picturesque winter scene. Normally, the Grand Canyon National Park is a dry and barren place. However on New Year's Day, the known desert was transformed into a spectacular winter paradise.
As the Southwest was battered by unusually cold temperatures, the Grand Canyon was covered with a fresh blanket of snow this winter season. According to Canada Journal, the national park service warned that though all South Rim roads were open, the roads are really packed in snow. They also recommended that tourists should come in 4-wheel drives or snow chains.
"Happy New Year! As of 9:15 a.m. the morning of January 1, 2015, all South Rim roads are open - but the roads are really snow-packed and icy - 4 wheel drive or snow chains are recommended," the Grand Canyon National Park service warned on its Flickr page, as The Washington Post quoted. "Grand Canyon received some additional snow this morning and it is a winter wonderland out there."
The picturesque view of the Grand Canyon blanketed in fluffy white snow was the result of a winter season snowstorm. Though it often snows on the North and South Rims during winter, Time reported it does not usually reach the lowermost part of the canyon.
"Yes, this was quite the storm. One to be remembered," the Grand Canyon National Park wrote on its Facebook page. "It often snows on the North and South Rims during the winter. What is not so common is for it to be cold enough for the snow to reach the bottom of Grand Canyon."
However, as dry weather sweeps in over the weekend and into next week, the snow on the Grand Canyon this season is expected to melt, as written on the park's Facebook page.
Recently, the Grand Canyon has been the center of a few natural spectacles. Last year, News.com.au reported the canyon had been covered with stunning thick fog. And this season, snowstorm turned the usual brown and dry into a winter wonderland that looks like the Himalayas.
As the Grand Canyon was struck with a season snowstorm on New Year's Eve, it resulted to some stunningly marvelous photos.
Not many out at Mather Point this hour. Limited visibility & cold & windy. #grandcanyon #NewYearsStorm -mq pic.twitter.com/wQYF800CG1
— Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) December 31, 2014
The last #sunset of 2014 Grand Canyon Yavapai Point #grandcanyon #NationalPark #NewYearsStorm -mq pic.twitter.com/AXo46m0CFi — Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) January 1, 2015
Happy New Year! As of 10am all South Rim #grandcanyon roads are open. All roads snow-packed & icy. DRIVE SAFE -mq pic.twitter.com/nSld89rTJy
— Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) January 1, 2015
New Years Day Sunset at #grandcanyon FYI park roads still snow-packed & icy tonight & as storm clears tomorrow -mq pic.twitter.com/WwraakEK7S — Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) January 2, 2015
#NewYearsStorm clearing from #grandcanyon this morning. View from Mather Point on South Rim - Jan. 2, 2015. -mq pic.twitter.com/ZREqhgBVp8
— Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) January 3, 2015
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