Definition of "snowpack" [snowpack]

• An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months. (noun)

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• "As more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, an 80% decline in the Sierra snowpack is predicted, creating statewide water shortage in late spring and summer."
• "Examples: water – droughts and floods, changes in snowpack, river stream flow, fire outlooks, and planning issues (urban, agriculture, health)."
• "To be fair, I think it did snow up in the mountains, although snowpack is well down this year."