We had a nor-easter the other day which brought high winds, gusting to nearly 40 mph, and swirling wind. Interestingly the snow accumulated on the western side of the trees. I have never seen such a thing in my entire life. I asked around for an explanation and the best was that the trees acted like a leading edge of a plane's wing and created a "vacuum" effect on the opposite side of the wind. As a scientist and keen observer of nature, I have no idea why I was never aware of this, and why, the meteorologist said that no one has ever asked this question before.
Very cool shots. I'm not a scientist so I'll take a back seat. I would have thought it was due to wind direction when the snow was falling hardest. Not a lot of obstructions to hit. It is fun to see nature do something you haven't seen before. And to be in the very specific conditions it takes. I had a bizarre one in December. Brown snow. I'd heard of it but haven't seen it. Hadn't appeared here in decades. It was from a freak dust storm in the desert that moved up the mountains and worked in to the snow. Conditions had to be perfect. Glad it was natural because it looked a little toxic.
