Thanks to dust blowing in from the Sahara Desert, folks in several Eastern European countries this weekend were surprised to see their snow turn a weird orange color. Skiers and snowboarders saw orange snow in at least four countries, including Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Romania “We’re skiing on Mars today,” exclaimed one social media user as he skied down the slopes, according to CNN.
The freak weather phenomenon was brought about by sand being blown from the Sahara Desert in northern Africa. In a NASA satellite image, the dust was visible as a light brown streak staining the white clouds