: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow
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At the end of February, the Department of Water Resources said the statewide snowpack at the time was 66% of average.—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026 Things are particularly strained this year, with Colorado’s snowpack measuring in at just 61% of median levels for this time of year as of late last week.—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 Like Burr, Weiss said the low snowpack levels across the West this winter are putting pressure on states to find some kind of solution.—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026 The risk factors for both intense dry avalanches, amid cold storms, and wet avalanches, when warm weather impacts the snowpack, could rise as a result of climate change.—Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowpack