snow storm in the Grand Canyon

We left Tuba City and headed for the Grand Canyon. At Marble Canyon (the place that I was caught in the sand storm 2 years ago) the clouds were looking threatening. We stopped at a roadside Indian Jewelry vendor booth and waited for a awhile. When the Indian ladies started to cover their tables with plastic sheets we decided it was time to put the top on. A car pulled in coming from the direction that we were going told us he was in a bad hail storm and the ground was covered with hail. We all felt the storm had moved on. We took off towards Jacobs Lake. It started to rain. As we approached the ranger station at the entrance it was still raining a little. When we reached the actual Grand Canyon it was raining and a little sleet. We checked out the canyon, ate lunch, took a couple of photos and decided to head back. With in a mile of the canyon it started to snow. It got worse and worse. It was coming straight towards the car and was blocking the windshield. Within another couple of miles the road was 3 to 4 inches deep with wet slushy snow. We had to stop every mile to clear off the windshield. A ranger truck pulled up behind us with his red lights flashing, he would block traffic as we got out to clear the windshield. This went on every mile for all 35 miles back to Jacobs Lake. That was a nerve racking drive! As we pulled into the gas station the ranger turned around and headed back. I didn't even get to tell him thanks. I'm sure we would have been rear ended if he was not behind us. The people were driving like idiots. We gassed up and headed west, the snow stopped turned to rain then cleared off to just cloudy skies. We made it onto St George, UT and onto Mesquite, NV...time for a beer or two!!
Two times I have been to Grand Canyon north rim...two times stuck in storms, I think that is the last time I'm doing it.