Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages ... what we call a “wet snow” – less than ideal for hitting the slopes but ...

Things become a little more complicated when layers of warm and cold air interact with the snow. The next type of winter precipitation is sleet. Sleet is formed when snow falls into a warmer layer ...

But did you know snow isn’t white? Here are some other snow facts and answers to questions you might have always wondered about. Although commonly described as white, snow is translucent.