From Deseret News archives:
Bryce Canyon: Enjoy solitude and wonder in winter
But when temperatures cool, Bryce Canyon National Park takes on a very different look. The white snow accentuates the natural reds, oranges, browns and yellows of the landscape. The fact that there are fewer people, and in some cases no people, adds to the reflection of a true wilderness. And the stillness, with fewer distractions, does add to the visual impact of the natural surroundings. Consensus is people are able to pay more attention to their surroundings in the off-season.
Which is why, explained Jean Seiler, marketing director for Ruby's Inn, located at the gateway to the park, "many of those people who visit in the winter say they prefer the off-season. In a lot of ways it's a new experience."
Colleen Bathe, chief of interpretation for the park, noted that off-season visits have increased over the past couple of years.
"I think people are discovering just how amazingly beautiful the park is in the winter," she added. "The lighting, the colors, the contrast with the snow people tell me all the time they're so glad they came here in the winter."
When there's sufficient snow the park offers snowshoe courses and offers guided tours. For information call 1-435-834-5322.
This "new look" also extends ventures outside the park.
Take Mossy Cave, for example, In the summer it's a cool, dripping cavern covered in moss and thick with vegetation. In the winter it's a cavern of strikingly beautiful ice formations. Dripping water freezes and forms solid white stalactites and stalagmites on solid, white bases.
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