I have never seen snow!!! Can you tell me how it is?

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Question Details: I am brazilian and I have never felt even 0 degree in my skin ;-) Here in Brazil is hot almost all year. And the winter in the region I live (São Paulo state), is about +10ºC. How is snow? Is it like grated ice :-) :-) :-) or the sensation is very different? And other question: How much is a good coat to use in hard winter? Sport or formal. Thanks

Answer 1

There are differnt types of snow.....
Powdery snow is very light and small, almost like dust.
Wet snow has large flakes and is generally heavier and great snowman building material.

Think snowcone.

Here's some additional info http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/

Once you've lived in a place that gets any amount of snow, you will long to get back to the heat of Brazil.

Fleece coats keep you toasty.

Answer 2

I feel compelled to tell you about, a "happening" in my life, my first snow encounter:
I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, a very hot and southern part of the USA. I had never seen snow. On an auto trip to California, going through northern Arizona, I noticed white flakes in the air. They increased and I began to be concerned. I said to my husband, "there must be a big fire somewhere...so many fire-ash flakes swirling around." He didn't answer, just kept driving. Finally I said: "look, the flakes are accumulating on the fence posts." At that comment, he burst out laughing and said: "Thats not from a fire, it's snowing." I insisted he stop so I could touch it. The snow was not very heavy, but I managed to scrape up a handful. It was very soft, cold and a wonderful feeling on my face. It was the beginning of a LOT of snow.
When we got to Flagstaff, Arizona the snow was many feet deep and that night the motel thermometer read 30 degrees BELOW ZERO.
I said to my husband: "This thermometer must be broken...." He laughed again. "No," he said, "it's that cold."
I had a few other "too cold" experiences with snow in my lifetime, but I'll never forget that first one!!

Because you asked about the cost of a good coat for winter use, I'm thinking maybe you have limited funds. We have wonderful places here in the USA called "Goodwill Stores" where, if you needed a warm coat--say while on vacation, and didn't want to spend a lot of money to have a coat just for a visit here, you could probably find one there for under $20.00.

Have fun when you do first see snow. Take pictures to remember it for a long time.

Answer 3

I hate snow. It's freezing and wet and generally just not pleasant at all. However, it is gorgeous from indoors. Otherwise it's evil. The only thing worse than getting hit in the face with a snowball is cold, wet socks.
As for what it feels like (other than the phsyical form of evil), you are close, it feels like very very very finely grated ice.
A decent coat that will keep you warm is rather expensive, cheap ones can be $20. I get mine from my brother's old boarding school. It's in the mountains so they have to have good quality coats. They are so warm. ^-^

Answer 4

I live in West Texas and we almost never get snow, but I have traveled to the North several times and this has been my experience of snow:

It is like very light rain. Of course it is very cold, but it does not feel like little chunks of ice, more like a light dust. It is fun to play in but can make the streets slippery and dangerous.

A decent winter coat can cost anywhere from 40 US $ to 200 US $, depending on the brand and quality. The last one I got was in France and it was 80 Euro.

Answer 5

Snow is soft and beautiful. If the wind isn't blowing, it looks and feels like someone has exploded a feather pillow! Sleet is hard little pellets of ice, but pure snow is soft and fluffy.

Not sure about the coat question, but normally during bad winter conditions, sport-type coats and shoes are in order.

Answer 6

You should experience it at least once in your life. It's kind of like shaved ice, but softer. It's cold, but freezing rain feels colder. For the cold, you need to dress in layers. 2-3 pairs of socks, sturdy shoes or boots, long underwear under your clothes, jeans or other sturdy pants, t-shirt, long sleeved shirt, sweater, heavy jacket. I used to live in PA near the Pocono mountains, where I went skiing.. Playing in the snow is fun, working in it is not which is why I moved to FL.

Answer 7

white and cold