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Found a Four-Foot Snow Roller

Everyone loves a snow roller!  In case you're not familiar with the process, a snow roller is formed as snow blobs naturally roll down a slope and gather more layers as they go.  It's like building a snowman, except they're made with gravity instead of child labor.


Most snow rollers I've seen were at most a foot across.  Occasionally I'd find one a little bigger, but never as big as I found in the winter of 2023 on Norwich Bluff.  While hunting down cliffs and super-early wintergreen berry harvests, I found the mother of all snow rollers.  It was almost four feet wide!  It had rolled off a steep rock outcrop and down a slope full of sticky snow – the perfect conditions for a mega roll.


Adventure buddy Kurt brought his dog Pippin along for extra goofiness.  We found some bonus views along Norwich Bluff, a giant maple tree, a secret waterfall, and hiked across a frozen beaver pond.  Another successful day in the Ottawa National Forest!

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