Utah is a pretty gorgeous state year-round, but during the winter, it’s especially enchanting. So enchanting, that we often wonder if we’re really looking at scenes from the North Pole! Take a look at these 12 spots around the state that Santa would be proud to call home.
- Here’s where Santa lives.
Ogden’s Christmas Village/Facebook
- The North Pole certainly has ice castles…
Midway Ice Castles/Facebook
- Heber Valley Railroad captured this photo of Santa at the North Pole.
Heber Valley Railroad/Facebook
- Over the river…
Red Butte Garden/Facebook
- …and through the woods!
WildEarthGuardians/flickr
- If Lake Blanche was at the North Pole, this is what it would look like.
Brandon Rasmussen/flickr
- A cold, crisp day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge - looks like awfully nice weather for the North Pole.
USFWS Mountain-Prairie
- We’re not sure if the North Pole needs irrigation, but you never know…
Cameron Rees/flickr
- How Santa gets around when he doesn’t have his reindeer and sleigh.
Chris Pomeroy/flickr
- When he’s not riding his snowmobile, Santa takes the train.
Heber Valley Railroad/Facebook
- This could be one of Santa’s Reindeer…or it could be a bull elk at Hardware Ranch. You decide.
Hardware Ranch/Facebook
- Santa was spotted last year enjoying the ski jumps at Park City.
Tom Kelly/flickr
Have you captured photos of Utah that look like the North Pole? Share them with us!
Ogden’s Christmas Village/Facebook
Midway Ice Castles/Facebook
Heber Valley Railroad/Facebook
Red Butte Garden/Facebook
WildEarthGuardians/flickr
Brandon Rasmussen/flickr
USFWS Mountain-Prairie
Cameron Rees/flickr
Chris Pomeroy/flickr
Hardware Ranch/Facebook
Tom Kelly/flickr
Take a look at this adorable Utah town that looks like a winter wonderland.
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