Things that only happen in Virgin River | Virgin River

You ever see the Virgin River rushing by and wonder, "where does all that water come from?" Some of the water comes from rainfall, but in this video taken last week, you can see another important source: snow! Nearly half of Zion's precipitation falls between December and March, much of it falling as snow. As the weather warms up in spring, most snow melts and flows into rivers or streams on the surface. We call this spring snowmelt "runoff." The rest of the snow will melt more slowly, helping t