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Saving Japan's exceptionally rare 'snow monsters'

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131 points 1659447091 | 5 comments | 06 Dec 25 23:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.706s | source
1. acrooks ◴[07 Dec 25 02:36 UTC] No.46178676[source]▶
You can find these in western Canada too: https://www.elitejetsetter.com/snow-ghosts-big-white/amp/
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2. Sniffnoy ◴[07 Dec 25 07:55 UTC] No.46180026[source]▶
Non-AMP link: https://www.elitejetsetter.com/snow-ghosts-big-white/
3. tmoravec ◴[07 Dec 25 08:03 UTC] No.46180056[source]▶
I've thought these frozen and snowed trees are common in all mountains.
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4. kakacik ◴[07 Dec 25 09:04 UTC] No.46180283[source]▶
Yes they are, you just need brutal enough weather with strong winds and can see this few times a year
5. paustint ◴[07 Dec 25 20:34 UTC] No.46184893[source]▶
We have these in Whitefish Montana - it's foggy most of the time here which provides the moisture to create them.

https://skiwhitefish.com/ski-among-the-snow-ghosts-at-whitef...