Ice a density about one quarter of that of pure ice. Hard rime is comparatively dense. Ice pellets are a form of precipitation consisting of small, translucent balls of ice. This form of precipitation is also referred to as "sleet" by the United States National Weather Service. (In British English "sleet" refers to a mixture of rain and snow). Ice pellets are usually smaller than hailstones. They often bounce when they hit the ground, and generally do not freeze into a solid mass unless mixed with freezing rain. The METAR code for ice pellets is "PL". Ice pellets form when a
What the Snow Brings Makie, the jockey who seems to have lost her touch. He also finds Unryu at the stable, the horse that cost him his money at the "banmei", and who may be heading for the slaughterhouse. "What the Snow Brings" played at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2005 and was released theatrically in Japan on May 20, 2006. In September 2007, it had a showing at the 2007 Raindance Film Festival. 18th Tokyo International Film Festival 28th Yokohama Film Festival 31st Hochi Film Awards What the Snow Brings Manabu Yazaki had left his family's home in Hokkaidō years before