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snowpack

[ snoh-pak ]

noun

  1. the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.


snowpack

/ ˈəʊˌæ /

noun

  1. a quantity of fallen snow that has become massed together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

snowpack

  1. An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months.
  2. The amount of snow that accumulates annually in a mountainous area.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snowpack1

First recorded in 1945–50; snow + pack 1
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Example Sentences

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Despite a drier than normal winter in some parts of the state, California is enjoying a plush snowpack.

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The statewide snowpack was 101% of average as of Friday.

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The snowpack measured 122% of average in the northern Sierra Nevada, 97% of average in the central Sierra and 86% of average in the southern Sierra.

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California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average.

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The brief rainstorm comes only days after state officials announced that the state’s snowpack had reached 96% of average on April 1, when the snow season typically reaches its peak.

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