Learned something new about snow

[LVSteve]

I found out there are things called snow rollers. Never heard of it before. Somebody in England managed to photograph one. Major league neat.

Rare snow rollers spotted in field near Marlborough - BBC News

 

[MORSNO]

I've seen those in a few western states like Wyoming, Montana, etc. There are fields full of them, quite interesting.

 

[hittman77]

Really?
These snow rollers from the same country giving us crop circles.

You guys will buy into anything! LOL

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

My snow experience was "thundersnow" in the middle of no where Nebraska (South of Norfolk). Lightening and thunder in a blizzard. Driving in that once was enough. You could only see during the lightening flashes.

 

[walkinghorse]

My snow experience was "thundersnow" in the middle of no where Nebraska (South of Norfolk). Lightening and thunder in a blizzard. Driving in that once was enough. You could only see during the lightening flashes.

We had that yesterday!

 

[dockmurgw]

When you have winds like this, something like that is quite possible.

This reminds of a business trip I made to Wyoming some years back. Trucks on their side all over the interstate. We stopped in Chugwater (love that name) for coffee and car doors almost got ripped off when we opened them. Locals walking around like it was just another day. I have never witnessed wind like that before or since.

 

[snubbyfan]

 

[gman51]

A friend of mine was driving an 18 wheeler box van through an area of high winds. The people behind him recorded his truck flipping over as it happened. The truck was totaled and his wife had back injuries. I had the video but I deleted it I guess. He had one heck of a ride that day.

 

[Stevens]

Looks bogus to me. A round ball of wind blown snow yes, but this??
In picture 1 note there are only 7 or 8 layers of snow on the roller, the inside is hollow like it was formed on a spindle. picture 2 it seems that it has rolled a very long way, it should be much larger in Dia with lots more layers . If it were "unrolled" it would never stretch out all the way to the beginning of the track. That's what I think. The track or tread looks too uniform on the ground and the outside of the roll.
As someone posted, from the land of crop circles!
Steve W
Disclaimer:Born and raised in the tropics, living in Louisiana no expert on snow!

 

[kozmic]

Perhaps Frosty the Snowman building his dream date?

 

[dhallz71]

This reminds of a business trip I made to Wyoming some years back. Trucks on their side all over the interstate. We stopped in Chugwater (love that name) for coffee and car doors almost got ripped off when we opened them. Locals walking around like it was just another day. I have never witnessed wind like that before or since.

Something like this?

 

[BC38]

When you have winds like this, something like that is quite possible.

I lived nearly 3 years in SW Wyoming - the corner that sticks down into Utah.

We always said Utah sucks, but Wyoming blows.

Guess we were kinda' rude...

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Up in Colorado and Wyoming I have also seen semis laying on their sides!
Especially on 80 West of Cheyenne.
One time I came up 25 from Ft. Collins, planned to go 80 West, but find 80 West closed to big rigs.
I was driving a pickup with camper, so the situation made me a little insecure, to say the least.
So I opted to go North out of Cheyenne into a 40mph headwind!
Some days you should probably just stay home!

 

[BC38]

Up in Colorado and Wyoming I have also seen semis laying on their sides!
Especially on 80 West of Cheyenne.
One time I came up 25 from Ft. Collins, planned to go 80 West, but find 80 West closed to big rigs.
I was driving a pickup with camper, so the situation made me a little insecure, to say the least.
So I opted to go North out of Cheyenne into a 40mph headwind!
Some days you should probably just stay home!

I-80 between Evanston and Fort Bridger gets closed half a dozen times a year - and not just to big rigs - to EVERYBODY. Not just one direction either - when they close it they close it completely. I've seen it closed for a couple of days at a time.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I drove once from Denver to Calif. Took me all day to get to get to just East of Utah. This was in Nov. & snow was blowing & a head wind. Had a 5 speed in my car & drove in 4th all the way. Plumb wore out, found a Motel & crashed for many hours.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Snow way!!

 

[Targets Guy]

I learned many years ago that snow doesn't compress well when it lifted my 4 wheel drive Explorer off of the road. Spent a few minutes shoveling to get the rear tires to touch the road again

 

[oneounceload]

Something like this?

Used to see that now and again in Washoe Valley between Reno and Carson City; they would close the road to trucks, but a few idiots tried it anyway - and lost like those. Especially bad when the second trailer was empty.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Maybe. But if it's bogus, where's the footprints of the maker?

Looks bogus to me. A round ball of wind blown snow yes, but this??
In picture 1 note there are only 7 or 8 layers of snow on the roller, the inside is hollow like it was formed on a spindle. picture 2 it seems that it has rolled a very long way, it should be much larger in Dia with lots more layers . If it were "unrolled" it would never stretch out all the way to the beginning of the track. That's what I think. The track or tread looks too uniform on the ground and the outside of the roll.
As someone posted, from the land of crop circles!
Steve W
Disclaimer:Born and raised in the tropics, living in Louisiana no expert on snow!

 

[500SNW]

Maybe. But if it's bogus, where's the footprints of the maker?

Maybe a ghost is making it...therefore no footprints. You know...ghosts do exist...the guy on that "Ghost Adventures" TV show has said so.