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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. Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025 Water managers continue to monitor snowpack runoff and reservoir inflows. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 In areas with heavy winter snowpacks, the snow acts as a great insulator, protecting the underground portions of the plant. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025 Officials speculate that this fluctuation in temperature, paired with heavy rainfall, steep slopes, and unstable snowpack, created prime conditions for an avalanche. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 4 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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