A single snowstorm can drop 40 million tons of snow, carrying the energy equivalent to 120 atom bombs.
The largest piece of ice to fall to earth was an ice block 6 meters (20 ft) across that fell in Scotland on 13 August 1849.
The average snowflake has a top speed of 1.7 metres per second.
Snowboarding Terminology
“POW POW”
[fresh powdered snow, soft, fluffy]
“MASHED POTATOES”
[old dense and heavy snow]
“CHAMPAGNE SNOW”
[lacks moisture, inability to made into snowballs]
“CAULIFLOWER”
[newly made snow, found near the base of snow gun]
“STICKY SNOW”
[heavy wet snow]
“DUST ON CRUST”
[light covering of new snow on top of old hard snow]
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"You likely have heard that you shouldn't eat yellow snow. It's...well, pee. But don't eat the red snow either. Often called "watermelon snow," it even smells like the fruit. But it's colour comes from a species of pigmented algae that grows in ice. Red snow may taste great, but stay close to a toilet for a day or so."
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