snowpack

noun

snow·​pack ˈsnō-ˌpak 

: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

Examples of snowpack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Colorado officials are reallocating money not used to clear snow over the winter due to the record-low snowpack. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 21 June 2026

And 2026 has brought even hotter and drier weather, with the winter being the warmest on record and snowpack at its lowest levels since records started being kept in 1941. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026

That’s in sharp contrast to Northern California, which saw a record-breaking March heat wave melt mountain snowpack early. — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

Although this winter’s rain and snow levels were below normal in California and a March heat wave melted much of the Sierra snowpack, reservoirs across the state are full or near-full because the prior three winters were wetter-than-normal and filled them to the top. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowpack

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback