Well I haven't been there for 2 years now but it's not all that Harold is making it out to be. Are there crowds? Of course. But in almost 20 years of going there that's mainly on the week-end. Only once on a Sat did we ever experience traffic that Harold claims is normal and that was between Oak Creek village and Sedona. We go there for the beauty of the area and the hiking as well as using it for a base to do day trips. Seeing the red rock country with a mantle of snow is beautiful and it'll probably be gone by mid afternoon