Yesterday, following our various days of freezing
weather and snow accumulations, a warm and windy day fell upon our valley. While driving home, I began to notice that
the mix of wind and warming temperatures had filled some open fields with snow
rollers.
I have seen snow rollers only a couple of times in
my life. A perfect combination of light,
sticky snow, slightly above freezing temperatures and ground winds are required
to peal a layer of snow and roll it across the landscape. The rollers often form with a hole in the
center and look rather like an upright doughnut.
Posted are two photographs that I took with my Droid
about a mile from my house.
--Mitchell
Hegman
first time to ever see a snow roller, thanks mitch, COOL
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