snowbanks
Roadside winter piles
Snowbanks are mounds or ridges of snow, typically formed by plowing, shoveling, or wind accumulation.
They line roads and sidewalks after clearing, or pile up naturally against fences and buildings during storms: The kids tunneled into the snowbank.
Cars were buried up to their windows in snowbanks.
Moves without direction
- pilesMultiple heaped accumulations
- moundsHeaps of earth
- heapsLarge informal quantities
- bermsRaised earth ledges
ridges · buildup · deposits · layers · windrows · snowpiles · embankments · snowdrifts
Year's coldest quarter
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- freezeBecome solid from cold
thaw · melting · runoff · springtime · icicles · refreezing · road salt · sand
Obstruction preventing passage
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
tunneling · digging out · impassable · snowbound · navigation · wading · trudging · clearance
Defensive military installations
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- sleddingRiding downhill on snow
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- climbingAscending by physical effort
hideouts · snowballs · digging · burrowing · slides · ramparts · igloos · childhood
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- hidden objectsThings deliberately obscured from view
- avalanche riskDanger of snow mass falling
- collapseSudden structural failure
poor visibility · suffocation · hypothermia · frostbite · blind corners · unstable · overhanging
drifts
Moves without direction
berms · ridges · buildup · deposits · layers · windrows · snowpiles · embankments · snowdrifts · plowed
winter
Year's coldest quarter
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
freeze · thaw · melting · runoff · springtime · icicles · refreezing · road salt · sand · grit
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
hindrance · tunneling · digging out · impassable · snowbound · navigation · wading · trudging · clearance · access
forts
Defensive military installations
climbing · hideouts · snowballs · digging · burrowing · slides · ramparts · igloos · childhood · recess
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- hidden objectsThings deliberately obscured from view
- avalanche riskDanger of snow mass falling
poor visibility · collapse · suffocation · hypothermia · frostbite · blind corners · unstable · overhanging
- winter landscapeice, frost, powder, drifts, snowdrifts
- winter roadsroad salt, plowing, de-icing, deicing, anti-icing
snowbankspuddles
Small collected water pools
mud · grass · snowmelt · dry land · dusty roads
snowbanksfresh powder
Newly fallen, uncompacted snow
powder snow · light snow · snowflakes · falling snow · slush