: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow
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Colorado’s water use is based on a prior appropriations system, which means that every year, some junior water rights holders do not get their full allotment because there isn’t enough snowpack.—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025 However, the snowfall will add to the overall Sierra Nevada snowpack.—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 Crimmins said dry winters are usually warmer than average, and can also affect snowpack, water supplies and the spring fire season.—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Less snow can negatively affect water supplies by reducing meltwater from snowpack, especially in the Mountain West.—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowpack
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