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

However, any additional precipitation will not offset the long-term factors driving water shortages like prolonged drought conditions and historically low seasonal snowpack, according to experts. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Our better reservoir, also known as mountain snowpack, hit an all-time low in Colorado as well as in Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. — Maddy Butcher, Washington Post, 8 July 2026

Last winter was the second-warmest on record, according to the city’s ordinance, with record low snowpack almost everywhere. — Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

Low snowpack also means low river levels and a shift in peak water levels this summer. — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 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