Frosty Facts
By Terry Webb Harshman
Most snowflakes have six points or sides, but no two snowflakes are exactly alike.
An avalanche, a huge wall of snow that suddenly breaks away and slides down a mountainside, can travel at speeds up to 240 miles per hour.
On January 28, 1887, giant snowflakes that were 15 inches across and 8 inches thick fell at Fort Keogh, Montana!
A giant snowman measuring over 62 feet was built in Alaska!
In 1921, the town of Silver Lake, Colorado, received a whopping 76 inches of snow in one day!
In Japan, an 85-foot-high snow palace was constructed for the 1987 Winter Festival.
In 1983, the thermometer dropped to -127 Fahrenheit in Antarctica.
Source: Child Life, Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 85 Issue 1, p18, 2p
Most snowflakes have six points or sides, but no two snowflakes are exactly alike.
An avalanche, a huge wall of snow that suddenly breaks away and slides down a mountainside, can travel at speeds up to 240 miles per hour.
On January 28, 1887, giant snowflakes that were 15 inches across and 8 inches thick fell at Fort Keogh, Montana!
A giant snowman measuring over 62 feet was built in Alaska!
In 1921, the town of Silver Lake, Colorado, received a whopping 76 inches of snow in one day!
In Japan, an 85-foot-high snow palace was constructed for the 1987 Winter Festival.
In 1983, the thermometer dropped to -127 Fahrenheit in Antarctica.
Source: Child Life, Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 85 Issue 1, p18, 2p
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