PORTRAITS OF RIME FROST
CRYSTALS

 [“Rime” Rhymes With Time]

WHAT IS RIME FROST?
Rime frost forms in mountains on the leading edge of cold vegetation (tree branches, stems, and ground plants), leaving directional wind-swept ice formations on their surface. These formations are hard to the touch and not easy to dislodge.

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SOME EDUCATIONAL LINKS

Guide to Frost
Backcountry Science: Rime Ice
Snow Crystals Site by Physicist Kenneth G. Libbrecht
Large Gallery of Rime and Frost Images from Around the World
Spectacular Ice Formation Atop a Windswept Mountain in Slovenia

 

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