"Taz" me@home wrote in message ...
Looks like everyone avoided the original question. Why are snowflakes
created when they should just form a pellet?

It is the shape of the H2O molecule which decides the shape of the crystal.
It is
like a boomerang, with a 120deg bend. Thus the crystals are flat and six
sided.

HTH,

Cheers, Alastair.