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MARTINSVILLE, N.J., Dec. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a dismal season last year - when U.S. skier visits plunged 15% amid a dearth of snow across the country - enthusiasts, resorts, and snow sport retailers alike are hoping for better fortunes during the 2012/13 ski/snowboard season. Although the season started out with a whimper, conditions have improved significantly recently in some areas of the country. With that said, Ken Schapiro of Condor Capital believes that with a...
[ Watch the Video ] Predicting the future is always a tricky business -- just watch a TV weather report. Weather forecasts have come a long way, but almost every season there's a snowstorm that seems to come out of nowhere, or one that's forecast as 'the big one' that turns out to be a total bust. In the last ten years, scientists have shown that it is possible to detect falling snow and measure surface snowpack information from the vantage point of space. But there remains much that is...
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White frost is a type of solid ice that forms directly from water vapor found in the air. White frost forms when the humidity is above 90% and the temperature is below 18 degrees Fahrenheit. White frost grows against the wind, since the facing winds have higher humidity than leeward air. The wind must be light or the delicate icy structures become broken. The structures have big, interlocking, needle-like crystals. This phenomenon occurs very rarely. White frost is considered an intermediate...
