Unique images from "snow rollers" - Sakis Arnaoutoglou explains the impressive phenomenon

The bad weather of the last few days has caused snowfall in many parts of the country, with the result that in some places the phenomenon of "Snow roller".

The meteorologist , Sakis Arnaoutoglou wrote on Facebook about this impressive phenomenon, about when it is observed and how it appears.

See the post:

"Apart from… snowshoes, there are also snow rollers !! Snowmobiles are a natural phenomenon in which cylindrical snowballs are formed by the wind that blows away the snow.

In order for the rollers to move, the wind must be strong enough but not too strong and the top layer of snow must be has temperatures slightly above zero but not above! In these conditions, the snow can be deformed by the wind, partially melted, but not completely !!! So-so in everything that is".

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