Another new word for me: saltation. Nothing to do w/ NaCl.
Snow can also creep along the ground or be bounced around by winds in a process called saltation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/factfiles/extremes/blizzards.shtml

A phenomenon I'd never heard of: Arizona Monsoon.
http://weather.about.com/library/weekly/aa091302a.htm