Weird Snow?

@gpf87 had the best response.

Actually there are dozens of shapes of "snow". I put that in parentheses because what most folks think of as the six sided snowflake is probably the least common frozen precipitation.

I studied snow and snow morphology for years. Morphology means how snow changes after it is formed and especially how it changes after it hits the ground. That was critical for survival when you are in the mountains, deciding whether crossing that slope represents a risk of avalanche. That's when you break out a snow shovel, a credit card, a whisk broom, and a magnifying glass to dig a snow pit and see if the slope has an unstable layer of rhime ice four feet below the solidifying pack on top. That would be a "no go" situation.

I loved skiing when graupel was falling hard. Little balls, like ball bearings. Smooth as silk to glide across the slope.

The shape of snow is almost endless.

 

Some snowflakes are exactly alike.

 

No!! It’s the Goverment!! The Deep State...
Or the Aliens... or the Abomimable Snowman’s hair!!

 

I thanked your post, even though the great majority of snowflakes are slightly different from each other. But, if you pay REALLY close attention to each flake on your windshield...

... you can miss that curve and go "off roading".

 

Lol.

It was 1994/1995