After snow falls and hits the ground how and where does it acquire it's weight/mass from? I mean if 8 inches of snow fell and you went and shoveled it instantly you'd plow right through it with little effort, but after a day or two it's more than tripled itself in weight. How? Meltage/water? Doesn't make sense, it should actually weigh less shouldn't it? being some of the run off has seeped into the ground. Idk It's just bugging me and I can't even get an Answer out of Google lol