snowpack

noun

snow·​pack ˈsnō-ˌpak How to pronounce snowpack (audio)
: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

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The Whistler area is also well-known for heli-skiing to some of the untouched, exceptional snowpack in the surrounding mountains with companies like Canadian Mountain Holidays and Mike Weiglie Helicopter Skiing. AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025 This, of course, is trivial compared to the risk the Colorado River Basin’s shrinking snowpack poses to nearly every Southwest settlement, livelihood and life form that relies on its steady trickle downstream. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025 At Yosemite, those include bird populations; the incidence of bark beetles in subalpine forests; and climate trends like temperature, snowpack, and precipitation. Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025 Colorado’s water use is based on a prior appropriations system, which means that every year, some junior water rights holders do not get their full allotment because there isn’t enough snowpack. The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowpack

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowpack was circa 1946

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“Snowpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowpack. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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