snowpack

noun

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

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Colorado's snowpack has now been stuck at an all-time low for 16 consecutive days. Logan Smith, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 California water officials said Friday that the Sierra snowpack is at 66% of average for this time of year. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026 Demand for those classes — in which participants learn how to navigate avalanche terrain, how to read the snowpack and look for warning signs, and how to rescue their companions should the worst happen — has grown alongside backcountry skiing’s popularity. Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026 The scanty snowpack accumulating this winter in the Colorado River headwaters is threatening Glen Canyon Dam’s hydropower production and complicating an already fraught balancing act for the Southwest’s waterworks. Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026 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 2 Mar. 2026.

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