SALT LAKE CITY, April 10, 2013 – University of Utah researchers developed a high-speed camera system that spent the past two winters photographing snowflakes in 3-D as they fell – and they don't look ...

First snowfall came in on tomcat feet rather than Sandburg's delightful description of fog coming on "little cat feet." My helper, Mary, and I lay down in separate places to window-watch its arrival.

Most snowflakes fall at speeds of one to six feet per second. A snowflake’s surface area and mass are the most important factors in determining its fall rate. Large flakes act like parachutes and fall ...