snow pants
plural noun
variants
or less commonly snowpants
: pants for outdoor winter wear that are lined and often water-repellant
Right after breakfast, the team members pull on their snow pants and their thick red parkas and their big white boots and their gloves and their goggles and their hats. The last thing they put on is black plastic face masks, which keep their noses from freezing in the wind.—
Mary Roach
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The rest of me is bundled into an expedition puffy and down snow pants, a pair of choppers that reach my elbows, a buff, fleece hat, and boots designed for the Arctic.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
My child attended daycare and summer programs at Pillsbury United Communities center just four blocks away, where a multiracial cohort of kids happily play through the winter, swishing around in bulky jackets and snow pants, bouncing towards their parents.
—Bao Phi, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
But the right pair of softshell-style snow pants can change everything.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Midwesterners don't buy gloves, hats, and snow pants to leave them in the closet all winter.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
To reach their wedding ceremony in February, the couple backcountry skied 45 minutes up a mountain above Park City as snow fell; the bride wore brilliant-white snow pants and a matching snow jacket, trimmed in gold.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
They will then be challenged to dress completely in a hat, mittens, snow pants, and coat before having to unwrap a candy with their hands in mittens.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2025
And while Coach Prime looked miserable out there, at least his team brought their snow pants early.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
All Taika snow-shell jackets, snow pants, and bibs are pressure-tested for all conditions, and are storm- and water-proof.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
My child attended daycare and summer programs at Pillsbury United Communities center just four blocks away, where a multiracial cohort of kids happily play through the winter, swishing around in bulky jackets and snow pants, bouncing towards their parents.
—Bao Phi, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
But the right pair of softshell-style snow pants can change everything.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Midwesterners don't buy gloves, hats, and snow pants to leave them in the closet all winter.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
To reach their wedding ceremony in February, the couple backcountry skied 45 minutes up a mountain above Park City as snow fell; the bride wore brilliant-white snow pants and a matching snow jacket, trimmed in gold.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
They will then be challenged to dress completely in a hat, mittens, snow pants, and coat before having to unwrap a candy with their hands in mittens.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2025
And while Coach Prime looked miserable out there, at least his team brought their snow pants early.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
All Taika snow-shell jackets, snow pants, and bibs are pressure-tested for all conditions, and are storm- and water-proof.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Snow pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20pants. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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