: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow
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As Colorado heads into the warmer months, keeping an eye on precipitation and snowpack will be key.—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 2 May 2026 This year, the snowpack in the upper portion of the river’s watershed in the Rocky Mountains measures just 22% of average, the smallest on record.—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 The impact of this winter’s record-low snowpack on the upcoming fire season is difficult to overstate, said Dominik Kulakowski, a researcher at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, who studies climate, wildfires and mountain forests across the West.—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026 While parts of the country experienced a mild winter, others were buried under heavy snowpacks—both of which can result in higher pest populations in their own way.—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowpack