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Long answer. A snow crystal is made up of a hexagonal prism which includes two hexagonal “basal” faces and six rectangular “prism” faces. This is the very basic beginning of a snowflake. If the snow crystals reach full development, they will form the classic snowflake, which has six corners or also known as six arms, not sides.
