snowbase

Etymology

From snow + base.

snowbase means the snow which is settled on the ground in below-melting-point conditions. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

noun

The snow which is settled on the ground in below-melting-point conditions.“The Ski Club of Great Britain is forecasting fluctuating and heavy snowfalls of the kind that could make for an unstable, potentially dangerous snowbase.”