Definitions

1. noun

A layer of snow on the ground, especially one that is deep enough to be measured.

“The skier checked the snowpack before heading out onto the mountain.”

2. noun

The amount of snow that has accumulated in a given area, especially in a mountainous region.

“The snowpack in the Rocky Mountains was at record levels this winter.”

3. noun

The mass of snow and ice that is packed together in a glacier or other snowfield.

“The snowpack in the glacier was thousands of years old.”