snowpack

noun

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

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The north has great snowpack, but snowpack is less than average in the central and southern part of the mountain range. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 Runoff from this year’s ample snowpack is boosting reservoirs. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 That snowpack ultimately flows to the Delta, and the regional disparity affects how much water the State Water Project will be able to deliver. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 Here is some of what the Courant has reported about that flood, drawing on archives: When March 1936 arrives, the snowpack in northern New England is deep, owing to a colder than normal winter. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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