mountain snow
Peak's frozen precipitation
Mountain snow is snow that falls or accumulates at high elevations, typically heavier and more persistent than snow at lower altitudes.
The term appears in weather reports, skiing contexts, and descriptions of alpine landscapes: Mountain snow closed several passes overnight.
It can also refer to the aesthetic phenomenon of snow-capped peaks visible from warmer valleys below.
- alpineOf high elevations
- peakUtmost height attained
- powderFine dry particles
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- fresh powderNewly fallen, uncompacted snow
avalanche · white out · blizzard · frost · ice · summit · high altitude · slope · ski · ski resort · black diamond · drift · flurry · white · cold · crisp · pristine · treeline
- snow scenessnowfall, snowflakes, snowdrifts, snowstorm, blizzards
- snowy placessnowfields, igloo, snowbelt, snowbelts, ski lodge
- Winter Landscapesblizzard, snowfall, frost, frozen lake, snowdrift
- winter weatherblizzards, blizzard, snowstorm, snowstorms, winter storms
- snow sciencesnowpack, core samples, core sampling, field surveys, accumulation
- weatherweather, rain, sun, wind, cloud
mountain snowsummer rain
Precipitation in hot season
warm rain · monsoon rain · spring thaw · meltwater · slush
mountain, snow, mountains, mountainous, mountaineer, mountaineering, mount, mounts, mounted