Entries filed under 'Snow'

A Pair of Winter Wonders: Taking a Closer Look at the Origins of Snowflakes and Hoarfrost

Two questions from the winter folder of the Did You Know? file: 1) What is hoarfrost? and 2) How do snowflakes form (and is each one unique)? For answers, give the link a click. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 24, 2013 10:15 AM & Tagged Snow, Yosemite National Park, hoarfrost and snowflakes | permalink | Comments



Winter Wonders: Ice and Snow as Art Forms

Turn artists loose in the cold and you can get amazing results. Examples: the annual St. Paul (Minn.) Winter Carnival, slated to for Jan. 24-Feb. 3 in 2013, and the 29th annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival which opened Jan. 5 in China. It runs through Feb. 25. We provide links to some dazzling photo galleries. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 9, 2013 9:00 AM & Tagged Snow, Winter, art and ice | permalink | Comments



Got Snow? National Parks Out West Have Lots

While winter does not officially arrive until Friday, several national parks in the West shifted into winter-wonderland mode after some sizable storms rolled through this weekend. Check out an assortment of photos the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone to Mount Rainier. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 17, 2012 12:55 PM & Tagged Snow, national parks and photos | permalink | Comments



When Snow Becomes a Canvas: Fascinating Airborne Scenes of Art Etched into Snow

Earlier this month we marveled at the here-today, gone-tomorrow sand art creations of Jim Denevan. Some imaginative folks are taking a similarly artistic approach with snow.  First, San Francisco-based artist Sonja Hinrichsen is fond of creating snow drawings, and the following videos of work she created near Steamboat Springs, Colo. (and described in a report by local media), were filmed by aerial videographer Cedar Beauregard: Meanwhile, the International Business Times offers a number of ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on February 27, 2012 5:03 PM & Tagged Snow and art | permalink | Comments



Winter in Yosemite: A Pair of Videos Contrast How It Is and How Lots of Us Wish It Was

In America's traditional winter wonderlands, people are wondering if they'll see much snow at all this winter. Consider Yosemite National Park where, like many areas of the country that are experiencing a dry, warm winter, snow is a no-show in January. A webcam in Ahwahnee Meadow shows a snowless scene on the Yosemite Valley floor, and high-elevation webcams on Sentinel Dome (which looks across the valley to Half Dome) and west from Turtleback Dome offer snow-free views that look downright ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 9, 2012 7:23 PM & Tagged Snow, Winter, Yosemite, Yosemite Nature Notes, Yosemite Steve and national parks | permalink | Comments