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underpants

(197,189 posts) Mon Mar 26, 2018, 07:05 AM Mar 2018

Orange snow blankets parts of Russia (pics)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/world/orange-snow-russia-trnd/index.html

Skiers and snowboarders were met with orange-tinted snow in Sochi, Russia, this weekend.

The usually powdery white snow turned colors due to a sandstorm that blew across the Sahara Desert in North Africa.
"We're skiing on Mars today," exclaimed one social media user as he skied down the slopes

The sandstorm made its way through Greece up to Russia and was so big that it could actually be seen via NASA satellite imagery.

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Orange snow blankets parts of Russia (pics) (Original Post) underpants Mar 2018 OP

Freaking wow! malaise Mar 2018 #1

Pic underpants Mar 2018 #3

I'm very curious about how often this has happened malaise Mar 2018 #5

It's an omen; the orange menace is coming. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2018 #2

:) liberal N proud Mar 2018 #4

What kind of wax do you use for eighty-grit snow? Atman Mar 2018 #6

malaise

(297,965 posts)

1. Freaking wow!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 07:06 AM

Mar 2018

Rec

underpants

(197,189 posts)

3. Pic

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 07:08 AM

Mar 2018

malaise

(297,965 posts)

5. I'm very curious about how often this has happened

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 07:11 AM

Mar 2018

Thanks for that scary pic.

Xipe Totec

(44,589 posts)

2. It's an omen; the orange menace is coming. nt

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 07:08 AM

Mar 2018

liberal N proud

(61,203 posts)

4. :)

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 07:09 AM

Mar 2018

Atman

(31,464 posts)

6. What kind of wax do you use for eighty-grit snow?

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 07:23 AM

Mar 2018

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