snowpack

noun

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

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That not only doesn’t help skiers but farmers, ranchers and people from Denver to Los Angeles who rely on snowpack water for their daily existence. Mead Gruver, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025 That not only doesn't help skiers but farmers, ranchers and people from Denver to Los Angeles who rely on snowpack water for their daily existence. Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025 The idea began in California’s Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice where rising temperatures and the decline of snowpack are transforming ecosystems, sometimes with catastrophic consequences for wildlife. Diana Stralberg, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025 The climate is warming, and a warmer climate sees less snowpack as more precipitation falls as rain instead of snow. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 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 29 Dec. 2025.

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