alpine snow
High-altitude frozen precipitation
Alpine snow is snow found at high mountain elevations, characterized by its dry, powdery quality due to cold temperatures and low humidity.
The term appears in skiing contexts to describe ideal powder conditions: The resort promised alpine snow through March.
It also describes the persistent snowpack above tree line that feeds glaciers and mountain streams.
- fresh powderNewly fallen, uncompacted snow
- powderFine dry particles
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- frostThin ice coating
avalanche · ski · mountain · peak · drift · blizzard · icy · crystalline · winter wonderland · slope · piste · black diamond · mogul · flurry · deep freeze · cornice · treeline · high altitude
- snow scenessnowflakes, snowdrifts, blizzards, winter scenes, snowstorms
- snowy placessnowfields, igloo, snowbelt, snowbelts, ski lodge
- Winter Landscapesblizzard, frost, frozen lake, snowdrift, frozen waterfall
- mountain snowsnowpack, avalanche
- snow sciencesnowpack, core samples, core sampling, field surveys, accumulation
- snowpacksnowpack, stratigraphy, facets, firn, densification
alpine snowtropical rain
Warm-climate heavy precipitation
warm rain · summer heat · standing water · humid air · steam
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