powder snow

noun

Skiing.

1. powder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of powder snow¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

They come for the powder snow, which regularly tops lists of the deepest and lightest in the country.

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“My best dreams are those where I am skiing downhill in good powder snow,” he once said.

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It's why the world is so thrilled by all things Japanese, from the powder snow to the fashion.

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Deemed “a wonderland of glaciers and snow” by University of Washington Dean Milnor Roberts after a 1909 expedition, Paradise’s high altitude often grants powder snow when other mountain passes get wet snow or rain, and its status as a national park offers infrastructure like restrooms and a visitor center without the cost or crowds of your local ski resort.

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Fresh natural “powder” snow, on the other hand, provides skiers and snowboarders an almost weightless feeling as they soar down the mountainside.

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