snowpack

[ snoh-pak ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌpæk /

noun

the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.

Nearby words

snowmaking, snowman, snowmass mountain, snowmelt, snowmobile, snowpack, snowplough, snowplow, snows of kilimanjaro, the, snowscape, snowshed

Origin of snowpack

First recorded in 1945–50; snow + pack¹

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Examples from the Web for snowpack

In northeastern Yellowstone, the snowpack has declined 22 percent since 1975.
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The depth to which it sinks is considered the penetrability of the snowpack by a walking deer.
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British Dictionary definitions for snowpack

snowpack

/ (ˈsnəʊˌpæk) /

noun

a quantity of fallen snow that has become massed together

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Science definitions for snowpack

snowpack

[ snō′păk′ ]

An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months.

The amount of snow that accumulates annually in a mountainous area.