: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

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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 See All Example Sentences for snowpack

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First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Aug. 2026.

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