Giant snowballs roll into the Edmonton area

Snowrollers are caused when the wind picks up pieces of wet snow and rolls it for a short or long distance. Jan. 26, 2022.

A combination of wind and sticky, wet snow had parts of the Edmonton region looking like the aftermath of a snowball fight Wednesday. They're called snowrollers.

As the wind blows, it can pick up a small piece of snow and then roll it a short (or long) distance.

These weren't giant snowballs that fell from the sky. They just rolled along the ground.

We don't see these all that often, but they do happen from time to time.