snowpack

noun

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

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While tree cutting is permitted in most of the forests through the end of December, forest officials recommend cutting earlier in the season before ice and snowpack make higher elevations inaccessible, the Sacramento Bee previously reported. Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025 Headed to the mountains for the holidays and bummed about the slow progression of the snowpack? Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 As winter begins, recent storms have boosted early-season snowpack on the San Francisco Peaks and along the Mogollon Rim, though many northern and western mountain ranges across the region are below normal. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025 The lighter winds and clear skies atop a snowpack will allow temperatures to fall to the low teens with possibly a few single-digit readings. Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 3 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 13 Dec. 2025.

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