snowfield
noun
snow·field
ˈsnō-ˌfēld 
: a broad level expanse of snow
especially
: a mass of perennial snow at the head of a glacier
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Watch rescuers save snowboarder after 100-foot fall Emergency officials were airlifted to a mountain ridge above a snowfield to assist the man.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
At the top of the snowfield, the patient was raised an additional 50 feet over an eroding ridge.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Sleek bullet trains slice through pristine snowfields and sprawling cities—linking lavender fields in Hokkaido with shimmering coral reefs in Okinawa, teeming with clownfish and sea turtles.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The individual's death comes just days after a hiker fell nearly 200 feet down a snowfield in the state.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 July 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
At the top of the snowfield, the patient was raised an additional 50 feet over an eroding ridge.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Sleek bullet trains slice through pristine snowfields and sprawling cities—linking lavender fields in Hokkaido with shimmering coral reefs in Okinawa, teeming with clownfish and sea turtles.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The individual's death comes just days after a hiker fell nearly 200 feet down a snowfield in the state.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 July 2025
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“Snowfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowfield. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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