snowpack means an accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From snow + pack.
noun
- An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.“Alpinist Herman Stelling reportedly noted Thursday that the first few seconds of being swept up in a cataclysmic avalanche was actually pretty fun. “Weeeeeeeee! Yay!” said the visibly overjoyed Stelling, stressing that he felt like a kid again as he was pulled downhill in the 200-mph rush of hardened, detached snowpack.”
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