21 Words For Snow

By Elmer Beaureguard

Did You Know That Eskimos Have 21 Words For Snow?
At first when I heard this statistic I was amazed, but then I started to think I'll bet us Minnesotans do as well. Me being a life long Minnesotan who skis and shovels and plows and sleds and makes snowmen. I betcha I can come up with 21 words for snow, here goes.


• Powder
• Corn Snow
• Hard Packed
• Wind Blown
• Drifted
• Crud
• Crusty
• Mogels
• Flurries
• Icy
• Patchy
• Sleet
• Slush
• Slop
• Fluffy
• Groomed
• Base
• Manmade
• Plowed
OK, not as many as the Eskimos but close.
Just in case you haven't seen these here are Clavin's snowman cartoons.