Canada2006

We tried to make a snowman this weekend, but couldn't roll a snowball to make one.

Is this normal?

Do we have the wrong kind of snow here in Québec?

clynnog

The snow was too dry...the best kind is the kind that falls close to 0 c.....

Souvenir

Powdery snow is no good for snowmen. Too dry. You need big, wet flakes.

kate white

I hated snowball fights as those dam things hurt if it got you on the face, I do like the fights we have here, we use snow shovels and scoop up as much snow as we can and chuck it at eachother and its great cos the snow does not soak you as much as the snow back home, but its cold when the suckers roll you in it and shove it up your jumper my OH waited one day on my daughter coming home from school and he hid up on the roof and boy did he get her a bute she looked like a snowman sick I know but it was funny

Gremmie

Snowballs hurt to much But being hit by a fully laden snow shovell doesnt

retsujou

This is a good indicator that when you snow fell it was slightly below 0 degree Celsius. The snow will thus flake and crystalise much smaller which is sometimes called "dry" snow. The surface area is too little to bond successfully and thus you cannot form proper adhesion.

clynnog

If the snow squeaks when you walk on it, you haven't got a hope of making a snowman.

rwin

If you can't make snowballs, you can't make a snowman.

Gremmie

Then make a snow woman,,they dont need snow balls

moondevil

Snow angels are better.....................
We can make snowmen, the local kids showed us how to make them, even with the fluffy snow that we get, wow they look so cool

Gremmie

The wrong kind of snow is the snow on my drive way again:curse:

woodmanbg

We had the same problem building our first snowmen last Christmas - snow too dry. Hardy creatures that the kids and OH's cousin were they used jugs of water and soon they had a good sturdy snowman that lasted all winter!

kate white

nah, she is a big girl she can take it