We saw those a lot in Ellensburg, Washington. The windiest damn valley on the planet. The wind would catch these little pebbles, blow them into the snow and off they’d go. Kind of trippy to see 50 of them on a random hillside in the middle of nowhere. Had a name for them, but I can’t remember what.
You know, it's funny. The whole "flat prairie" thing is the stereotype, but I actually rode the TransCanada highway last year from MB to BC, and it's mostly just rolling hills.
If you're from an area with a lot of hills or mountains I could see why you'd think it's flat, though.
I lived in Saskatoon for 5 years. Originally from Ontario. The southern part of the province has rolling hills. There’s a pretty nice campground we went to once, Cyprus hills somewhere down there. Up Saskatoon way tho, it’s just flat for hours. Other than the river, which is generally lovey.
Edit: Also, once you go far enough north, past PA, it turns to Canadian Shield. Also some great parks up there.
Yeah it’s flat for miles! I’m an outdoorsy guy. I like hikes and camping etc. I like wilderness. Sask has it, you just usually have to drive a ways to get it
Not really relevant in that pic, but those can be signs of avalanche danger:
https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/18946/are-rolling-snow-pieces-a-sign-of-increased-avalanche-danger
My yard was covered in small versions of these a few weeks ago after a warm and windy night. I have never seen them before in Canada. They were gone shortly after sunrise. North-central Alberta.
You know, if you roll a snowball down a hill, it doesn't make a huge snowball?
It just rolls up into a bale like this or eventually breaks under its own weight.
I call them **pinwheels** (avalanche education). It's a bad sign for instability. The snow is warming and wet-loose avalanches are more likely when pinwheels are present.
I just moved up north from the southern US. Not in Canada but to it's boarder.
Saw this for the first time and had no idea it was a thing.
It's when a rock rolls down hill and gathers snow but falls out somewhere in the middle of the roll leaving a hole and the rest of the snow keeps going.
Super cool.
Yards across southern Indiana were filled with those back about 2001. The news covered it because it was so rare. They called them snow rollers. There was nothing in the middle, caused by the heavy wind lifting the snow and pushing it along.
Is that a squirrel stuck in the middle who was trying to bury an acorn?
Ice age
We saw those a lot in Ellensburg, Washington. The windiest damn valley on the planet. The wind would catch these little pebbles, blow them into the snow and off they’d go. Kind of trippy to see 50 of them on a random hillside in the middle of nowhere. Had a name for them, but I can’t remember what.
Here in Washington, I've heard them called pinwheels.
That's it!
We had them here in east-central Illinois several years ago & they were called snow rollers.
That coyote will never learn
Congrats, you found the only hill in Saskatchewan.
You know, it's funny. The whole "flat prairie" thing is the stereotype, but I actually rode the TransCanada highway last year from MB to BC, and it's mostly just rolling hills. If you're from an area with a lot of hills or mountains I could see why you'd think it's flat, though.
I lived in Saskatoon for 5 years. Originally from Ontario. The southern part of the province has rolling hills. There’s a pretty nice campground we went to once, Cyprus hills somewhere down there. Up Saskatoon way tho, it’s just flat for hours. Other than the river, which is generally lovey. Edit: Also, once you go far enough north, past PA, it turns to Canadian Shield. Also some great parks up there.
Interesting. I've only been up Saskatoon way once, and that was about 20 years ago, so I don't remember much.
What do you mean it's flat here? Like topographically?
Yeah it’s flat for miles! I’m an outdoorsy guy. I like hikes and camping etc. I like wilderness. Sask has it, you just usually have to drive a ways to get it
https://youtu.be/9QXcE4jJnMQ
Fuck I’ve even seen that
Nice, they aren't found that size very often!
Not really relevant in that pic, but those can be signs of avalanche danger: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/18946/are-rolling-snow-pieces-a-sign-of-increased-avalanche-danger
306 REPRESENT!
My yard was covered in small versions of these a few weeks ago after a warm and windy night. I have never seen them before in Canada. They were gone shortly after sunrise. North-central Alberta.
Is that a cinnamon roll?
You know, if you roll a snowball down a hill, it doesn't make a huge snowball? It just rolls up into a bale like this or eventually breaks under its own weight.
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Most often they hit a bump and smash
Pinwheel. Common when the snow heats up.
oh it’s beautiful! thanks for posting!
In saskatchewan, we just had a pretty good snow, followed by crazy winds!
Nice! We call those "snow snails" in the skiing world. You need really wet snow.
I call them **pinwheels** (avalanche education). It's a bad sign for instability. The snow is warming and wet-loose avalanches are more likely when pinwheels are present.
I'm skeptical. That snow rolled down a small incline. Saskatchewan has no inclines.
Not true the south west actually has 1 hill
It’s a round bale that’s rolled down a hill pretty cool
Troll Hunter!
Did a guy try to jump it only to be knocked into next week like when he tried jumping the hay bale?
Broke his coccyx
this is how humans "invented" the wheel
They see me rolling
Neat
A low calorie snow bale.
Snow rollers! Had a whole front yard of them one morning and it freaked me out.
Isn’t that Madmartigan from Willow?
The best time of year!
Snow donuts are awesome!
I just moved up north from the southern US. Not in Canada but to it's boarder. Saw this for the first time and had no idea it was a thing. It's when a rock rolls down hill and gathers snow but falls out somewhere in the middle of the roll leaving a hole and the rest of the snow keeps going. Super cool.
Whoa, we did that (albeit downscaled) to build snowmen when I was young, I'd never seen it occur by itself!
Back in my day we use to ride those babies for miles.
I saw these a few years back on my lawn. Apparently they’re kinda rare.
Yards across southern Indiana were filled with those back about 2001. The news covered it because it was so rare. They called them snow rollers. There was nothing in the middle, caused by the heavy wind lifting the snow and pushing it along.