Here's a different snow-generator that one can pause and stop, and if you click on the snow - - It explodes!
Licence: http://thelocust.org/projects/snow2/
DEMO: http://thelocust.org/projects/snow2/demo.php
I put together a demo in the zip (All included).
At least you can "Stop" it! Or set "Stopped" as the default.
Tested with FF, IE, Opera and Chrome.
Mmmm!
Halloween - Animated Bats - -
Thanksgiving - Shoot the Turkey's
The mind boggles!
Updated snow2.js
* Added viewpoint height and width for Chrome @ Version 23.0.1271.97 m
* Changed the viewpoint for all others.
* Added the best of Icy Phoenix snowflakes.