snowpack

[ snoh-pak ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌpæk /

noun

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

Origin of snowpack

First recorded in 1945–50; snow + pack1

Example sentences from the Web for snowpack

British Dictionary definitions for snowpack

snowpack
/ (ˈsnəʊˌpæk) /

noun

a quantity of fallen snow that has become massed together

Scientific definitions for snowpack

snowpack
[ snōpăk′ ]

An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months.
The amount of snow that accumulates annually in a mountainous area.