compacted snow
Densified frozen precipitation
Compacted snow is snow that has been pressed together, becoming denser and harder than fresh powder.
Road signs warn of compacted snow on winter highways—a surface that's slippery but drivable, distinct from ice.
Ski resorts groom slopes to create compacted snow when natural coverage is thin.
The trail was covered in compacted snow from weeks of foot traffic.
- packedFilled to capacity
- firmSolid or resolute
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- crustHard outer layer
snowpack · glacier · névé · hardpack · frozen · drift · ski · ski slope · cross country · boot · crunch · trail · groomed · slope · piste · footprint · traction · squeaky
- Snowsnowflake, snowfall, snowpack, snowfield, snowbank
- snow conditionspowder, packed powder, groomed, hardpack, icy
- frozen treatsice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt, sorbet, popsicle
- iceiceberg, ice sheet, ice cap, ice shelf, ice floe
- ski trailsgroomed trail, ski run, intermediate trail, backcountry trail, downhill run
compacted snowfresh powder
Newly fallen, uncompacted snow
powder snow · light snow · fresh snow · champagne powder · dry powder
compact, compacted, compacting, compacts, compactor, compaction, snow, snows, snowy