Oh man, of course it makes a difference!

[ peony lifts his handful of snow and packs it into a neat little ball. ]

See, snow like this .. it's really dry and fluffy. Not really good for building things with, since it'll all just fall apart, but it's still possible to make a good snowball out of it; lemme show you.

[ and he ducks his head, turning the ball in his hand and breathing against it, melting the top layer all around. ]