Snow Rollers in Colorado

In Windsor, Colorado, people woke up to seeing dozens of snowballs scattered all over their yards.

Wind-blown snowballs in Windsor, Colorado. Courtesy, Jenny Woytassek

Mother Nature has really outdone herself this time! Just like you would roll snow together to form a snowball, wind can blow “snowballs” together and create what are called snow rollers. Snow rollers can look like tennis balls or similar to the inside of a rolled up beach towel.

For more pictures of what snow rollers might look like, check out the Weather Channel article and scroll through the pictures of snow rollers from other storms.