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

And Schmidt said there is a weak correlation between an El Nino and a significant snowpack in the Rockies. — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Known as the lifeblood of the Southwest, the Colorado River starts in the Rocky Mountains, fed by melting snowpack, and ends in the Gulf of California in Mexico. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

The guides, meeting in the afternoon, felt that snowpack instability was rising, the report said. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Melting snow adds to the system’s water supply, but this year's warm winter has led to the worst snowpack on record in the Colorado River Basin. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 Aug. 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