Here no ice had formed, and no snow remained on the ground.
The snow remained, softening the landscape, but making life even harder for the poor, if that was possible.
Wet snows are possible in winter, but snow does not remain for long.
Because it lies on the northern side of the mountains, snow remains throughout the year.
The snow falls deep through the season, and remains so throughout the spring.
More recently, in the winter of 1993-4, snow and ice remained on the ground for more than two months.
Because of its protection from the sun, snow on that side of the mountain often remains until April or later.
Even in the summer, some snow remains on the northeastern face of the mountain.
However, such a storm might last for two or three days and the resulting snow remain for weeks.
In the spring, snow remains on the north side much longer than on the south.