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ungroomed

  • a word derived from groom.

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The descent is often in out-of-bounds, ungroomed areas, which tend to be much more challenging to navigate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

That’s because ungroomed snow that has melted during the day in the warmer temperatures and then frozen overnight needs an hour or so of sun to soften into more-forgiving and fun conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Fat skis were hitting the market, which made it much easier to move through ungroomed snow, and snowboarding was going mainstream, having made its debut at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

They scribble down through trees and ungroomed pitches on both sides of the resort access road, their origins unclear.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2020

At length two of them came riding up on rough, ungroomed ponies, with baskets on their arms.

From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Webb, Archibald