Mt. Lemmon snowfall gives lift to Ski Valley - now open for skiing!

The road to Mt. Lemmon has reopened to the public after a winter storm through the week. Check current Mt. Lemmon weather conditions.

Enough snow has fallen to start the winter ski season at Ski Valley.

Once you get up to the top of the Catalina Mountains, you'll want to know where to go shopping and dining and information about Ski Valley.

SkyCenter lets you touch the stars

Tours of the University of Arizona's observatory in the Santa Catalina Mountains are being conducted along with a series of talks by scientists.

In addition to nighttime viewing of the stars, the observatory is now open during the daytime for tours. Visitors can observe a variety of research being done at the observatory.

The Mount Lemmon SkyCenter was originally a military base converted to a telescope site. For more information call 626-8122.

Devastating forest fire brings new life to Summerhaven community

The village of Summerhaven, Arizona, atop the Catalina Mountains Mt. Lemmon north of Tucson, AZ, slowly recovers from the devastating Aspen Wildfire that started on Thursday, June 19, 2003.

EMOL.org publisher, Bob Zucker, stands above the town of Summerhaven where burned sticks and stumps are being cleared for a new community. More photos of the rebuilding of Summerhaven. Photo by Melinda Zucker

Shopping & Dining in Summerhaven

What to do when you get to the top of the mountain. Stores, restaurants and sites to see.

Ski Valley

The winter 2008-2009 snowfall season at Ski Valley. Hours, information and resources.

Mt. Lemmon Weather, Snow Report and Road Conditions

Updated continuous RSS weather reports on Mt. Lemmon and driving conditions from weather.com. Links to Mt. Lemmon weather web sites and phone numbers.

Video Clips

First Snowfall 2008. Video clip of the first snow on Thanksgiving.

Fire on the Mountain. Watch a video clip from TEP looking at the Catalina Mountains during the 2003 fire. Other videos of Mount Lemmon and Summerhaven.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Scenes Spin the images and zoom in for more detail on VR scenes of Mt. Lemmon and Summerhaven.

Mt. Lemmon Photos

Up Mt. Lemmon Drive Up Mt. Lemmon- over a dozen photos, video clip movie, views of new growth, Summerhaven progress

Summerhaven renewal. See how Summerhaven looks.

Drive up Mt. Lemmon: Photo tour up the mountain to the Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley. See Nixon Head Rock.

Drive Up Mt. Lemmon

Take an early winter drive up the mountain. Large photos and video clips of scenery, rock formations, and the latest construction pictures of Summerhaven.

Mt. Lemmon Weather, Shopping, Dining, Entertainment & Culture

Connect Online to Mt. Lemmon Internet links. Mt. Lemmon businesses, hiking spots, ski and weather conditions, road conditions, camping.

New life is now coming back to Frog Mountain- the name given to the Catalina Mountains by the Tohono O'odham Indians.

From the desert sand to the forest snow

Mt. Lemmon is a rare jewel in the hot Arizona desert. Jutting up 9,000 feet above sea level in the Santa Catalina Mountains 25 miles north of Tucson, Arizona, this magnificent mountain peak stands amidst the pale backdrop of the sparse desert sand and cactus.

Enjoy a tour up the mountain, watch videos of the new Summerhaven and fire that destroyed the village and scarred the mountainsides, and learn about the latest developments in the redevelopment of Summerhaven and Sabino Canyon Parkway.

When the summer heat beats down at more than 100 degree (F) in Tucson, visitors and residents enjoy about a 30 degree difference!

Some people accidently spell Mt. Lemmon as Mt. Lemon, Mount Lemmon, Mount Lemon or Mt. Lemman. If you spelled it wrong, Mt. Lemon is still in Tuscon, AZ. Either way, you have arrived at one of the top web site on Mount Lemmon and Summerhaven.

Watch Video and VR Clips of Mt. Lemmon and Summerhaven, AZ.

Plants to sprout along Catalina Highway

With federal funding, more than 10,000 trees and plants will be planted along the highway that connects Tucson to Mount Lemmon.

The 20-year reconstruction plant is mostly completed with the replenishing of the plants and trees lost during construction and the 2003 Aspen Fire. Pine and Douglas fir will be planted at higher elevations from seeds of the trees from the mountain.

Drip irrigation will water the seedlings until they can survive on their own, especially during the warm, summer droughts that might come along.

Other trees include mountain yucca, golden flowered agave, desert spoon, Emory oak, Ponderosa pine and Arizona pine.