Crazy Snow

One of the things that we first noted when we moved up here was how strange snow behaved. If you look at the fence post here, you can see that the snow has migrated as time went on. I know that you can't touch it, but let me give you a virtual idea of what the snow is like: concrete.

The snow here comes down in huge flakes, next to no wind. Very powdery, for the first day or so. Then, it settles down, compacts, and becomes hard as a rock. There's a bunch of this stuff on the wood pile, and you really can't knock it off - it's like you dipped the wood in concrete. Amazing!