Prints and Markings on the Snow Surface
(numbers refer to page references for Ryd and Rassa's book)
Terms for prints and markings on the snow surface:
åppås (138) freshly fallen snow with no animal tracks crossing it
Image by Tom
Image by BuckysPals
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vahtse (137) fresh, light snow that covers over previously fallen snow and then displays well fresh animal tracks
Image by Team SnowIdea
Image by Snow Bunnies
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Image by John Cheadle's Understudy
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Image by Team Jötnar
tjiegar (207) abundantly pawed up snow, especially where reindeer have been digging to reach food beneath the surface
(the above image from near Pielpajärvi, Finland.) Tom
suovdnji (North Sámi term, see Jernsletten 106) grazing hole, area pawed up by reindeer or deer in order to feed.
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tjuojvoj (137) hardened, extensively trodden snow showing tracks leading in all different directions
Tom
Image by Food Science Girl
Image by Motel Nepal
Image by Team Reindeer
sjádde (207) area so pawed up by reindeer that it is no longer suitable for reindeer grazing
tjårok (184) tracks raised above the surface of the snow. Formed when animals or skis press snow down more firmly than the surrounding powder; wind subsequently blows away the surrounding snow, leaving the prints as raised areas.
Tom
Image by Järven Naiset
doalle (154) hardened tracks or trail that has been coated in a fresh layer of snow but which still remain visible to the eye. Easier to walk or ski on doalle than on the surrounding snow
Tom
See also muohtarievta, in Distribution section
