Grand Canyon News

***UPDATE November 29th 10.51 AM***:  Highway 67 from Jacob Lake, Arizona to Grand Canyon North Rim has closed for the season.  The highway is tentatively scheduled to reopen in mid-May, weather permitting.  Continue to monitor www.az511.com for current road conditions statewide.  Grand Canyon South Rim and Grand Canyon West are open year-round.****

This morning, residents of Northern Arizona and Southern Utah were advised to “hunker down and prepare for what may be the worst storm of the season.”  Snow is in the forecast for the next couple of days, with higher elevations potentially receiving a foot or more of the white stuff.  That should please the ski resort operators!  I personally just got off the phone with the good folks at the Jacob Lake Inn, 45 miles from the North Rim of the Canyon, who report about an inch on the ground, but the road into the park is still open.  Ditto for the South Rim, which is actually open year-round. 

Snow or no snow, it’s going to be COLD and WINDY, folks.  Tomorrow’s overnight low at Grand Canyon South Rim is expected to be -6…no, that’s not a typo…. that’s Minus 6…. Fahrenheit… BRRRR…. 

Planning a visit to the park in the next couple of days?  Keep an eye on the weather, and monitor road conditions closely at www.az511.com 

You can also view Grand Canyon South Rim in real time on the National Park Service’s webcam, at this link: http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/webcams/parks/grcacam/grcacam.cfm

Catch ya later folks, there’s a cup of mocha-java at Circle K with my name on it! 

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