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snow level en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The depth of snow accumulated on the ground.
   • An avalanche sloughing off a Utah mountainside killed a state Department of Transportation avalanche forecaster while he was surveying snow levels near a popular winter recreation area, authorities reported. 2013 April 13, Michael Mello, “Avalanche forecaster killed in Utah avalanche”, in Los Angeles Times:
2. (US, Western) The altitude, in a mountainous region, above which precipitation falls as snow.
   • A surge of moisture moving will produce a wintry mix over the Big Island summits through today. Snow levels are expected to be around 13,000 feet during this time. 2020 December 18, National Weather Service, 335 AM HST Winter Weather Advisory
   • The snow level, or altitude in the atmosphere where snow melts to rain, is an important variable for hydrometeorological prediction in mountainous watersheds; yet, there is no operational performance measure associated with snow-level forecasts in the United States. 2009, Allen B. White et al., “Developing a Performance Measure for Snow-Level Forecasts”, in Journal of Hydrometeorology, volume 11, number 3, →DOI:
   • Snow levels Sunday and Monday are expected to hover about 6,000 feet before dropping to 5,000 feet midweek. 2019 December 20, Hannah Fry, “Rain and snow return to Southern California this weekend. How long will it last?”, in Los Angeles Times:

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Synonyms

snow line (altitude)