whale n.— «A whale is a mound of snow allowed to settle on a trail to be moved where it’s needed later.» —“On the slopes—Ski areas have a whale of a time despite record warmth” by Mike Szostak Providence...
whale n.— «In the old days, Taylor remembers making piles, or “whales” as they’re called in the business, of snow so heavy he had to blast them apart with dynamite to move the snow around the hill for grooming.» —“Great...
marine snow n.— «The discarded mucus houses are one of the components of what scientists call “marine snow,” remains of dead organisms that sink down to the seabed. Marine snow is an important part of the marine vertical...
Cheddar Curtain n.— «The pilot announced that they had crossed the “Cheddar Curtain” and were over Wisconsin. Adam started visually searching the land below for large warehouses stuffed with surplus cheese.» —by A...
snoweater n.— «We arrived in Yellowstone along with a Chinook. A Chinook is a warm wind that is sometimes called a “snoweater.”» —“Where’s the snow?” by Terry Stawar News and Tribune (Jeffersonville...
banana belt n.— «That’s because Pueblo sits at the center of a geographic phenomenon that the locals refer to as a “banana belt” and weather service forecasters call the “brown hole.” “We call it the brown...