IN PICTURES: Hoar frost dresses Base trees

IN PICTURES: Hoar frost dresses Base trees

Hoar frost is a type of feathery frost that forms as a result of specific climatic conditions. The word “hoar” comes from old English and refers to the old age appearance of the frost: the way the ice crystals form makes it look like white hair or a beard. How does...
PHOTO ESSAY: CFB Shilo’s winter landscape in focus

PHOTO ESSAY: CFB Shilo’s winter landscape in focus

Stag editor Jules Xavier has spent more than a decade experiencing Manitoba’s winters after he moved east from Vancouver Island. Despite the occasional Arctic Vortex providing residents on the prairies with consistent daily temperatures in the range of -25 to...