SNOW

Duration: 13 min

Year Published: 1961

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Presents various facts about snow, explaining that it has behavior patterns, that it changes form in order to survive, and that its whiteness has purpose. Animation and photography show snowflakes forming in the upper atmosphere, to illustrate why the smooth crystals of "powder" snow are a favorite of skiers, while the congealing crystals of "corn" may warn of the impending sweep of an avalanche.

Complete Record: Source: FilmAssoc Interest level: jh-sh Guide: Guide Price: b&w $75, rent $3.75; color rent $6.05 Format: sd b&w or color Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 62-65

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)