Examples of hardpack in a Sentence
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Their line of Zeal Optimum Polarized goggles reduce reflected light and glare but highlight ice and hardpack.
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Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
Midfat skis that excel at both carving on hardpack or pivoting and slashing in untracked powder are rare.
—Heather Schultz, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2021
Best for: Intermediate and up riders who want a Swiss Arm Knife split that can bite into hardpack, float effortlessly through powder, rail turns at speed, and inject freestyle into every backcountry line.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Fischer has ever produced is stable enough to cut through crud like a Ginsu knife, but is still wicked fast on hardpack—ideal for racing in variable conditions.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022
The deep-lugged outsole, which is made from a rubber compound specially designed to grip on slippery surfaces, crushed it on the icy hardpack.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2021
On hardpack, that extra width isn’t all that good for your knees.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
The hardpack trail with a couple of sandy spots weaves through trees and offers a scenic overlook of Yawkey Mine pit before plunging back down to the parking lot via berms and rollers.
—Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
At its lowest point, her backpack and favored Justin Bieber hardpack were ruined after they were dowsed in water by bullies picking on her because of her size.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Nov. 2020
Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
Midfat skis that excel at both carving on hardpack or pivoting and slashing in untracked powder are rare.
—Heather Schultz, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2021
Best for: Intermediate and up riders who want a Swiss Arm Knife split that can bite into hardpack, float effortlessly through powder, rail turns at speed, and inject freestyle into every backcountry line.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Fischer has ever produced is stable enough to cut through crud like a Ginsu knife, but is still wicked fast on hardpack—ideal for racing in variable conditions.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022
The deep-lugged outsole, which is made from a rubber compound specially designed to grip on slippery surfaces, crushed it on the icy hardpack.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2021
On hardpack, that extra width isn’t all that good for your knees.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
The hardpack trail with a couple of sandy spots weaves through trees and offers a scenic overlook of Yawkey Mine pit before plunging back down to the parking lot via berms and rollers.
—Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
At its lowest point, her backpack and favored Justin Bieber hardpack were ruined after they were dowsed in water by bullies picking on her because of her size.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Nov. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Hardpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardpack. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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