Photo gallery: Storm gives Southern Utahns a chance to shine

Written by Vin Cappiello
January 11, 2024
A four-wheel drive vehicle negotiates the snow on Sand Mountain in Southern Utah, Jan. 11, 2024 | Photo courtesy of Pat Benson, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Snow in January again. And winter has only been in season for three weeks.

School buses in Iron County sit ready to transport students after a two-hour delayed start, Cedar City, Utah, Jan. 11, 2024 | Photo courtesy of Britton Heaps, St. George News

Some Southern Utahns dug out of their driveways Thursday morning, others anonymously cleaned off cars and scraped windshields, and still others took a far more relaxed approach.

“You know you have great co-workers when you come out at 6 a.m. and see that someone has taken the time to pull out everyone’s windshield wipers,” said Jennifer Downs Paltrineri of Cedar City in response to St. George News’ Facebook roll call for snow photos.

Some simply seized the opportunity for some old-fashioned fun.

“I’m pushing 73 years old,” Shauna Mae Carlson of Hurricane said in her Facebook comment. “Made a deal with myself to never pass up a joyous opportunity, so at 4:15 a.m., I put my coveralls on and built me this cute little (snowman). I live in Hurricane behind Lin’s. It was magical. I made a snow angel too.”

The storm hit Wednesday night and made travel difficult for some. Those driving north along the Interstate 15 corridor found the going particularly tough, and for some, it was all in a day’s work.

Aubrie Houston gave a shoutout to the Canyon View boys basketball team bus driver, who safely negotiated blinding snow to ensure the Falcons returned to their nest.

“Thank goodness for great bus drivers! Bringing a basketball team home from an away game. My son took this (photo) on the 15 just outside of Cedar City,” she wrote on Facebook.

For a look at the photos submitted by Paltrineri, Carlson and Houston and other St. George News readers who responded to the photo roll call, check out the photo gallery below. We received nearly 400 responses and thank all who contributed.

Photo Gallery

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vin Cappiello has been involved in journalism in various capacities since age 16, when his first story was published in the Rockland County Journal-News in suburban New York CIty. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Idaho and Wyoming and now serves as evening editor of St. George News. Vin and his wife Lisa have three grown children: Gabriella, Sara and Maggie. Vin and Maggie are 3rd-degree and Lisa is a 2nd-degree black belt in taekwondo. Vin also is the author of the young adult novel, "A Quarter Mile From Home." He enjoys hiking, camping, fly-fishing and running, preferably with Lisa.

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