In most part, these are under the soil, but in Northern Estonia, where the soil layer is thin, or, in some cases, absent, finding these scrapes, left by ice, is not unusual.
Enamasti on need pinnakatte all, kuid Põhja-Eestis, kus pinnakate on õhuke ja vahel puudub hoopis, ei ole jääkriimude leiud haruldased.