Examples from the web for old snow
- The bright sun was blinding as it sparkled off the day-old snow.
- Snow boards are laid on top of old snow when there is any possibility of new snow falling.
- The weight of the new snowfall also acts to compress the old snow beneath it.
- old snow on the top of glaciers, granular and compact but not yet converted into ice.
- Most of the northern half of the state was paralyzed due to blocked roads as new and old snow combined to drift across the roads.
- The combined total of new snow, old snow, and ice at observation time is snow depth.
- old snow on top of glaciers, granular and compact and not yet converted into ice.
- If you measure all the snow on the ground, including old snow, this is not snowfall but rather snow depth.