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Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
There is no meteorological term for this
natural phenomenon which happens when
         large amounts of snow fall
        around large lakes or oceans.
With the movement of the waves, the snow
   becomes ice and is transformed into
                 “ice-balls”
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Hundreds and thousands of ice-balls with
 a centre of snow, the size of a football
  gather along the beaches to give this
wonderful spectacle. This happens when
   the water temperature is at 0°. Its a
 phenomenon known as "Lolly " by the
 fishermen of the Cap Breton island of
              Nova Scotia.
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
According to the Swedish meteorological
agancy, SMHI, this rare phenomenon when the
  soft snow accumulates and is rolled over and
        over by the wind on the beaches.
 Its the same processus as when the erosion of
      stoned transforms them into pebbles.
Ice-balls on Lake Michigan, USA.
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snow rolls
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
This other meteorological phenomenon which forms
rolls of snow, also called ’snowrollers’, is also quite
                         rare.
Snowballs On The Beach!!
This happens when the wind winds layers of snow,
  one on top of the other. Due to the combined
temperature, humidity, speed of the wind and the
      slope of the ground, rolls are formed
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
A surface of ice or ground covered in snow
        enables the rolls to form.

 If the surface is made of ice, this ice must
also be covered by a layer of “loose snow” of
about 2cm and a temperature very near the
             ice’s melting point.
-Air temperature must be constant
           between 0° and 1°

- The wind must be strong enough to mobe
  the rolls of snow, but not too strong, so
 that it breaks them up so it must blow at
          approximately 40 Km/h.
-A gust of wind lifts some snow, like a spoon would
 with some iced cream. Repetition of these gusts of
 wind enables the « roll » to move forward and to
           collect more snow each time.
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
The size of the rolls can be of several
             centimeters.
Some have even been seen up to 70cm.
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
When the « roll » is too heavy to be moved
   by the wind or if it comes upon an
 obstacle, it stops, leaving behind it the
         imprint of its journey.
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
There is often a hole, in the very centre,
because the layers are thinner than those on
the outside and so they melt easily leaving a
         shape like a « Doughnut ».
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
These snow balls can also be formed by the action
of gravity itself; like when snow falls from a tree or a
  cliff and lands on a slope, it can start rolling and
                        form a ball.
     In this way « rolls » can form in hilly areas.
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Snowballs On The Beach!!
Translated by
Karen Burns

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Snowballs On The Beach!!

  • 4. There is no meteorological term for this natural phenomenon which happens when large amounts of snow fall around large lakes or oceans. With the movement of the waves, the snow becomes ice and is transformed into “ice-balls”
  • 7. Hundreds and thousands of ice-balls with a centre of snow, the size of a football gather along the beaches to give this wonderful spectacle. This happens when the water temperature is at 0°. Its a phenomenon known as "Lolly " by the fishermen of the Cap Breton island of Nova Scotia.
  • 10. According to the Swedish meteorological agancy, SMHI, this rare phenomenon when the soft snow accumulates and is rolled over and over by the wind on the beaches. Its the same processus as when the erosion of stoned transforms them into pebbles.
  • 11. Ice-balls on Lake Michigan, USA.
  • 18. This other meteorological phenomenon which forms rolls of snow, also called ’snowrollers’, is also quite rare.
  • 20. This happens when the wind winds layers of snow, one on top of the other. Due to the combined temperature, humidity, speed of the wind and the slope of the ground, rolls are formed
  • 23. A surface of ice or ground covered in snow enables the rolls to form. If the surface is made of ice, this ice must also be covered by a layer of “loose snow” of about 2cm and a temperature very near the ice’s melting point.
  • 24. -Air temperature must be constant between 0° and 1° - The wind must be strong enough to mobe the rolls of snow, but not too strong, so that it breaks them up so it must blow at approximately 40 Km/h.
  • 25. -A gust of wind lifts some snow, like a spoon would with some iced cream. Repetition of these gusts of wind enables the « roll » to move forward and to collect more snow each time.
  • 28. The size of the rolls can be of several centimeters. Some have even been seen up to 70cm.
  • 33. When the « roll » is too heavy to be moved by the wind or if it comes upon an obstacle, it stops, leaving behind it the imprint of its journey.
  • 36. There is often a hole, in the very centre, because the layers are thinner than those on the outside and so they melt easily leaving a shape like a « Doughnut ».
  • 40. These snow balls can also be formed by the action of gravity itself; like when snow falls from a tree or a cliff and lands on a slope, it can start rolling and form a ball. In this way « rolls » can form in hilly areas.