snow bridge

British

noun

mountaineering a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it

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At another, they realized they were on a snow bridge across a cascading stream they hadn’t noticed on the way up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

When he fell, witnesses said he slid across a snow bridge on the Bergschrund - and not into the gap.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2017

These crevasses can be covered and hidden by a snow bridge and thus are a hazard for glacier travelers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Crossing a glacier at the 8,000-ft. level, Arthur had shouted, "I'm slipping!" and then dropped through a snow bridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

I put a foot through a snow bridge spanning a slot so deep I couldn’t see the bottom of it.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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