: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow
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The snowpack in the Rockies that feeds the river fell to record lows this winter, pushing major reservoirs downstream — like Lake Mead and Lake Powell — toward critically low levels.—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 17 May 2026 Environmental fears, ancestral lands Utah is facing a critical water shortage driven by the warmest winter in over a century, with snowpack levels at the lowest ever recorded.—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026 The snowpacks that feed the river are the smallest on record.—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 10 May 2026 As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property.—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowpack