Great point made thanks enqueteur.
Not really wanting to go into this snow thing again. But yes you are quite right indeed, it isn't like sprinkling sugar on a glued surface. Light snow falls don't adhere to every rounded surface at the sides. And then what has accumulated on the sides is fighting a loosing battle with gravity. It gradually falls off. Only heavy snow covers everything.
Anyway to the point in question.
I've actually found (much to my gobsmacked astonishment ) what I first thought was a frozen dead body photograph. It's actually a picture of a 19 year old woman called Jean Hilliard who's car broke down in minus 25 tempratures overnight. She was frozen solid and looked dead. There was no signs of life, no movement. She was as good as dead, and everyone thought she was.
Incredibly she survived with no ill effects at all.
I'll not post the picture here as I feel it wouldn't be right, but will add the link to the story if anyone wants to look. It isn't a horryfing picture or anything, Just completely bizarre. It certainly makes clear in my mind the doubt of light snow cover being able to hide an adult body.
http://forum.santabanta.com/showthread.htm?t=172543
Amazing that the woman is still alive there, and very uncanny how she too has dark grey/black trousers, and a Green top on. I've posted this because I feel visual things are far better at focusing the mind to think clearer.
The picture is also gives us some idea of what those dog walkers must have seen. It wouldn't have been the bright and bubbly photos we've seen on the net. A very sobering thought really., It does bring it all home with a bang. Very sad
That is a picture of a $1200 mannequin Phil http://www.casualtysimulation.com/gallery/v/simulation-bodies/female_frozen_body/