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  2. Snowflake (slang) - Wikipedia

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    Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.

  3. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms - Wikipedia

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    Also called a cable car. A class of cable-based transport for snow sports where skiers and snowboarders are carried uphill aboard chairs, cars, cabins, or gondolas suspended from a cable in the air, as opposed to surface lifts, where they remain on the ground. aerial skiing A sub-discipline of freestyle skiing and a competitive Winter Olympic event in which participants ski off of 2–4-metre ...

  4. Graupel - Wikipedia

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    Graupel (/ ˈ ɡ r aʊ p əl /; German: [ˈɡʁaʊpl̩] ⓘ), also called soft hail or hominy snow or granular snow or snow pellets, [1] is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets in air are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming 2–5 mm (0.08–0.20 in) balls of crisp, opaque rime.

  5. Classifications of snow - Wikipedia

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    Snirt – Snirt is an informal term for snow covered with dirt, especially where strong winds pick up topsoil from uncovered farm fields and blow it into nearby snowy areas. Also, dirty snow left over from plowing operations. [42] Spring snow – Spring snow describes a variety of temperature and moisture conditions with corn snow. [38]

  6. Does the weather forecast call for snow or ice? Here's what ...

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    Snow occurs when the atmosphere is "cold" all the way from the clouds to down here at the surface. And rain occurs when it's "warm" all the way from the clouds to the surface.

  7. Snow - Wikipedia

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    Snow can be compacted to form a snow road and be part of a winter road route for vehicles to access isolated communities or construction projects during the winter. [78] Snow can also be used to provide the supporting structure and surface for a runway, as with the Phoenix Airfield in Antarctica. The snow-compacted runway is designed to ...

  8. Snowbird (person) - Wikipedia

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    A snowbird is a person who migrates from the colder northern parts of North America to warmer southern locales, typically during the winter.The southern locales include the Sun Belt and Hawaii in the United States, as well as Mexico and the Caribbean.

  9. Snowclone - Wikipedia

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    A snowclone is a clichéd phrase in which one or more words can be substituted to express a similar idea in a different context, often to humorous or sarcastic effect. For example, "the mother of all pizzas" is based on the phrase "the mother of all battles" that became famous after it was uttered by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.