heavy snowfall

noun

: an occurrence of a lot of snow falling
shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall

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Skiers can access Crystal Mountain, the largest ski resort in the state, from the west—the closure is between mileposts 57 and 74—but the pass itself is closed due to avalanche risks and heavy snowfall. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 Forecasters said the system could produce unusually heavy snowfall for late June. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The team conducted testing in harsh weather, including strong winds and heavy snowfall. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026 Supporters of the initiative, rather than presenting Switzerland as a nation in terminal decline, describe a homeland that has been rendered unrecognizable—like a landscape after a heavy snowfall—by rapid growth. Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy snowfall

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“Heavy snowfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20snowfall. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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