snowpack

noun

snow·​pack ˈsnō-ˌpak How to pronounce snowpack (audio)
: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

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The beacons estimated the missing skiers to be somewhere between 40 and 100 feet under the snowpack. CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025 Statewide, the snowpack is 85 percent of average for this time of year. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Wide-open corduroy stretches across some of the deepest snowpack in North America, making this a spring skiing magnet. Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025 Located a short drive from Salt Lake City, the mountain benefits from the area's lake-effect snowfall, which usually includes deep base depths that keep the snowpack fresh as long as possible. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowpack

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowpack was circa 1946

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“Snowpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowpack. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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