Snowfall - Snowfall

Japanese: 雪まくり - ゆきまくり
Snowfall - Snowfall

When the temperature is close to 0°C on sloping land, snow blocks that have fallen from tree branches and other objects can roll over the snow surface and turn into round, rolled-up disks or cylindrical snow blocks. This is the phenomenon known as yukimakuri, which occurs on flat land when the temperature suddenly rises to around 0°C after snow has fallen and a strong wind blows, causing the snow to roll over like a nori roll. The largest can be several tens of centimeters in diameter and width. They are often seen in snowy regions where strong winds often blow, such as the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture, and are also called tawarayuki or yukidawara because their shape resembles a rice sack.

[Kiichi Maeno]

[Reference] | Snow

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

気温が0℃に近いとき、傾斜地では、木の枝などから落ちた雪塊が雪面上を転がり、ロールケーキ状に巻かれた円板や円筒形の雪の塊になることがある。これが雪まくりの現象で、平地では、雪が降り積もったあと、気温が急に0℃付近に上がり、その後強い風が吹いたときに、雪が海苔(のり)巻きのように転がってつくられる。直径と幅は、大きいもので数十センチメートルにもなる。山形県の庄内(しょうない)平野のように強風の吹くことが多い雪国ではよく見られ、形状が米俵に似ていることから、俵雪とか雪俵ともよばれる。

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