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Russians speak about snow using an assortment of words.
From basic old-fashioned snow to an icy blizzard, the Russian language describes the different types of winter days in a variety of ways.

INEJ

morning frost

NAST

a frozen crust that covers fluffy snow

PHYLAK

fluffy snow

POROSHA

snow that has been falling all night but stopped in the morning

SLYAKOT

wet snow

SNEG

regular snow

SNEZHNNYY

snowy

VJUGA

a ground blizzard of snow

ZIMA

winter