Why is there powder snow or the wet heavy snow?

Question

Why do we some times get two diffrent types of snow? Sometimes we get the light powder snow and other times it's a really heavy wet snow

Answer 1

Avalon - this is a good question and here is the scientific answer. It all depends on the temperature of the air through which the snow falls. If it is slightly above freezing water may form on the falling flakes which combine easier with other flakes forming large moist snow flakes. This condition creates a wet heavy snow. But if the temperature is extremely cold with low moisture content the flakes will remain small and dry and the result will be a more powdery snow.

Answer 2

Umm im gonna have to think about that!!!???!!!??!?!?!!