Wikipedia has a good description for our local ice fog known as poconip or pogonip:
"In the western United States, ice fog may be referred to as pogonip. It occurs very rarely during cold winter spells, usually in deep mountain valleys. Ice fog can be quite common in interior and northern Alaska, since the temperature frequently drops below -40° in the winter months. Pogonip only forms under specific conditions; the humidity has to be near 100% as the air temperature drops to well below 0 °C (32 °F), allowing ice crystals to form in the air. The ice crystals will then settle onto surfaces."
"The word pogonip is derived from the Shoshone word paγi̵nappi̵h, which means "cloud". Supposedly, early settlers called it "white death" because they believed the crystals got into their lungs and caused death."
We've had it two days in a row now… can't wait to see if it'll become three!
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“Poconip” ice fog lifting this morning at Topaz Lake, NV, December 10, 2013.
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We had that a couple of weeks ago here in VT. It's astonishingly beautiful. Everything sparkles in a way that's hard to describe. It's especially amazing at night, on an unlit back road, with your high beams on. As you round each curve, you're greeted by thousands of tiny reflections of your lights exploding out of the darkness to surround you with glimmering beauty. It's one of those things I wish everyone could experience once in their lives (at least if they have good snow tires).
Wonderful photo! +Jeff Sullivan Is there a special reason, why sharing is disabled at your last 2 posts? If that is a bug, you can change the settings.
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+Robert SKREINER I have no idea how that happened... thanks for letting me know!
I was 99% shure, that this is not your idea, dear +Jeff Sullivan that's why I wrote it and of course, because I wanted to share this great photos at my promotion page +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS This bug happens sometimes for example, if you share one post to several communities.
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