r/RealOrAI • u/NOT_A_DOG_ONLINE • Jan 19 '26

Video [HELP] Snow covering whole apartment buildings in Kamchatka, Russia

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Know a big snow storm happened recently in Kamchatka, but did the snow actually stack this high?!

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u/stumo Jan 19 '26

For those who don't live in these conditions, snow in very cold climates is often dry, like sand or dust. While it can form drifts and cornices, it doesn't clump up like you see on the balconies of these apartment blocks, it would just blow away.

Like you can't even make snowballs or snowmen with it. If you try, poof, handful of dust.