powder snow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of powder snow
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Beneath the powder snow at internationally popular Japanese ski resort Niseko, anxiety is mounting among residents over soaring prices and a massive influx of overseas workers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Dry, powder snow is the easiest type of snow to move around because it doesn't stick together.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Just to create trails they could use for practice, Yilamujiang and her teammates would line up in their skis and move, step by step, along the powder snow, the report said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
He said an avalanche had forced him back when he began choking on powder snow and felt like he was drowning.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2020
The wind kicked up huge swirling waves of powder snow that washed down the mountain like breaking surf, plastering my clothing with frost.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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