WASHINGTON COUNTY – Residents awoke to snow and whiteout conditions on areas surrounding St. George Thursday morning and snow continued to fall on Pine Valley Mountain, Snow Canyon and beyond leaving the red rocks of the region dotted and coated in white.
Enjoy the photos below and aerial footage above capturing the snow-covered beauty of the region.
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Ivins reservoir, Ivins, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Chelsea Clarkson, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Chelsea Clarkson, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Chelsea Clarkson, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Chelsea Clarkson, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Chelsea Clarkson, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Kayla Hammond, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Kayla Hammond, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Kayla Hammond, St. George News

Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Kayla Hammond, St. George News

Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Melisa Bigler, St. George News

Deer in Zion Canyon, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Melisa Bigler, St. George News

Zion Canyon, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Melissa Gifford Lewis, St. George News

Zion Canyon, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Melissa Gifford Lewis, St. George News

Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Melissa Gifford Lewis, St. George News

Photo taken from Tuweap Drive, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Elton Bryant, St. George News

Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Noelle Alexander Wilhelmsen, St. George News

Silver Reef area of Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Karen Sunderland, St. George News

Silver Reef area of Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Karen Sunderland, St. George News

The sand dunes are blanketed in snow. Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah, January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News

Working on a power pole out by Gunlock, Utah, Jan. 8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Jeremie Higgins, St. George News

Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Savannah Spears Phillips, St. George News

Gated street over 18 inches of sparkling powder in West Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Pine Valley resident Donna Gardner, St. George News

Overlooking West Pine Valley, snow over 18 inches. Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7-8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Pine Valley resident Donna Gardner, St. George News

Snow falls heavy in the upper section of Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News

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White out conditions at the Petrified Sand Dunes trail head in Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah, January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News

Friday morning on Highway 91, Washington County, Utah, Jan. 8, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Katie Malik, St. George News

Snow falls in the campground at Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah, January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News

Washington County, Utah, Jan. 7, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lynn Neighbor Bird, St. George News

Snow falls in the campground at Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah, January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News

Snow and waterfalls in the campground at Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah, January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News

Snow falls heavy in the upper section of Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News

Snowfall near the south entrance of Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, Utah, January 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
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your making me miss apple valley with all those beautiful pictures lady.. my heart is aching and its breaking. please let me pull the one arm bandits hand and get rich here in vegas so i can move back.