Water dripped from above and tiny snowballs cascaded down the slope, bouncing off his un-helmeted head and under his collar as his line scoured the bank of snow above him.
The water in them is exquisitely pure, except as it is impregnated by the carbonate of lime, which often forms concretions, called according to their size, pearls, eggs and snowballs.
No longer do fashion conscious skiers have to worry about coming down the mountain looking like giant snowballs.
Each day you'll come across two small snowballs sitting on the ground.
Letâs remember folks, ripples & snowballs happen on both bears and bulls eh!