Snow and Ice (advanced)
Noun
hairy humanlike creature said to live in the Himalayas
No, it doesn’t look like a giant white ape. But the battery-powered rover has all the toughness of an abominable snowman, surveying undetected hazards at research sites in Greenland and Antarctica.
Noun
the gradual increase in amount as time passes
Snow is laying on the field of the Minneapolis Metrodome after the roof collapsed from a large accumulation of snowfall.
Adjective
resembling or characteristic of the European Alps or any other high mountain system
Austrian history is replete with stories of its beautiful alpine ranges, which is probably why plans to sell two peaks have been met with indignation.
Noun
mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
An avalanche occurs when massive slabs of snow break loose from a mountainside, shattering like broken glass as they race downhill.
Noun
overhanging mass of windblown snow or ice
Two backhoes crawl like giant insects atop the highest ridges. The backhoes knock away dangerous cornices before they topple.
Noun
a sheet of floating ice
As Walruses abandon diminished ice floes for the shore of northwest Alaska, conservationists wonder how the animal will adapt. What will happen to them as the sea ice continues to melt away?
Verb
become stuck or attached to
When supercooled water gloms onto falling ice crystals or snowflakes, graupel forms, also known as soft hail and tapioca snow.
Noun
light, dry, newly fallen snow
Sharpen those edges, wax those skis and boards, and power up for some serious powder, because today's deal will have you on the slopes in no time.