User talk:Mpletch1/sandbox

Some excellent ideas. Suggestions
 * What about other snowflake types like wet snow or graupel? I have noticed that quite large graupel can make for particularly excellent skiing because it acts like ball bearings (or at least feels that way)
 * Can more scientific information be provided about densities?
 * There must be significant literature from the nordic skiing community as they are carefully attuned to wax types. Nephologue (talk) 19:09, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Nice topic idea Mpletch1. The information was concise and reads well. A couple items to consider including: Nice write-up though! UMightyMet (talk) 00:53, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Hyperlinks. Specifically when you introduce "stellar dendrites" -- Wiki has a Dendrite(crystal) page you could perhaps link to. Also, when you mention "vapor deposition"... perhaps link to the Wiki Deposition(phase transition) page.
 * You discuss right-side up snowfall nicely, and it is clear why that would be preferred, maybe consider throwing a sentence on the end mentioning what happens if heavy snow sits on top of light snow and the impact to snow enthusiasts/ link to an avalanche page if that seems fitting.

Baudette (talk) 01:35, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * if you could add a picture of stellar dendrites, that would be helpful for the general public
 * I second what UMightyMet said, I felt that the last paragraph left me wondering what happens when heavy snow sits on top of light snow
 * Maybe you could list some regions that have the best "powder" in the winter
 * Instead of saying degrees, use the degree symbol
 * Since Joayer is adding a chart of crystal categories to the snowflake page, you could specify what category the stellar dendrites are in to stay consistent throughout the wiki page

I think this will be a great addition to the snowflake page since I feel that a lot of people can directly associate with this. There are a lot of snow sports enthusiasts out there!

My suggestions: Joayer (talk) 15:10, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Drop the 'most optimal' to something like 'easy'. This allows also for dropping that part in the following sentence and it could stop with 'low density snowpack'.
 * You could add a link to the Water content wiki page, when you refer to the moisture content in the air mass.

Solid article Michael, I think it communicates some of the important ideas clearly and is fun to read. Here is some feedback to consider: Big fan of this section, let me know if you have any questions. NH Noah.hirshorn (talk) 16:25, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * It may have been mentioned but consider adding hyperlinks to some of the terms.
 * The last sentence in the first paragraph could potentially be added to making it a bit more comprehensive and adding some on how the process of how stellar dendrites form.
 * When you mention the temperature range -12C to -16C, this is a similar range to the Bergeron-Findeisen process. If they are related it could be cool to add a small sentence on the relationship.
 * Agreeing with Kim, there is a cool opportunity to mention and link the different snowfall types to avalanche conditions (right side up generally safer, graupel type heavy on light snowpack posing danger).

Good stuff! I think it's concise and communicates the topic well. Don't be afraid to give a shoutout to Utah for having "the greatest snow on earth." Since you already talk about the "right side up" snowfall, I think it would fit nicely around there. Or you could just talk about some locations that are known for having great snow sports because of how good the snow is. Also, since avalanche danger is a big part of snow sports it may be good to talk a little about what conditions lead to that. Boomersooner16 (talk) 04:00, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Maybe add some locations that frequently get ideal stellar dentrite formation. Also, I like the idea of mentioning the WBF process when talking about vapo-dep in mixed phase. PaulMcGlynn (talk) 14:40, 8 December 2020 (UTC)