Snow Rollers Fascinate Vegreville Resident

Snow Rollers Fascinate Vegreville Resident

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Vegreville resident Ken Potts was excited to see a field of snow rollers across from his house along 46 Avenue and 52 Street the morning of March 2.

Potts, who has lived in Vegreville since 2005, said he has never seen the meteorological phenomenon since moving out West.

A snow roller is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which large snowballs are formed naturally as chunks of snow are blown along the ground by wind, picking up material along the way, in much the same way that the large snowballs used in snowmen are made. They can be as small as a tennis ball, but they can also be bigger than a car. Most snow rollers are a few inches or centimeters wide.