What Caused These Patterns in the Snow?
Study the photo above, taken in Finnish Lapland, and see if you can work out how these patterns in the snow formed. For the answer,…
Study the photo above, taken in Finnish Lapland, and see if you can work out how these patterns in the snow formed. For the answer,…
A double frost forms when a layer of frost forms on top of an earlier frost. If the conditions are right for frost to form…
Rime Ice There is a common type of icing that is regularly called frost, but is not formed in the same way. Rime ice occurs…
In winter there are lots of new clues formed by the snow, including the strips of snow we find on the windward side of trees.…
I’ve just received another fascinating email from ‘Chris in Finland’: I took this photo a few days ago on Lake Näsijärvi, Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland. This…
My thanks to Chris, who writes with some very interesting observations from the Kangasala region of Finland: “In the first picture (above), if you look…
I went for a very enjoyable night walk in the South Downs last night. What direction are we looking in the photo above? Answer… We…
We can navigate using both snow and the absence of snow, zones known as ‘snow shadows’. There are two types of snow shadow, those caused…
There was heavy snow in the early hours of Sunday morning. We didn’t need any more encouragement. The Gooley family set off for an explore…
Here is a selection of images from a recent dawn exploration of my local hills. I’ve explained how to read these patterns and signs in…
In some areas niche expertise is vital, literally. The signs that warn of avalanches can be life-saving. Nik Huggins spoke to Alan Halewood (pictured) for…
As is my habit at this time of year, I like to get out early after any overnight snow. The tracking opportunities are spoiling and…
In this image the three brightest objects in the sky are, from left to right, Venus, the moon and Jupiter. But look carefully to the…
There were a surprisingly low number of entries for the winter clues competition, but some fun and unusual ideas amongst them. Using seaweed to work…
I took these two photographs during a walk in the woods on Friday morning. The second picture was taken facing the opposite direction to the…
The outdoors can feel less exotic in winter and to counter this I thought I would run a competition to get us looking a little…