ungroomed
Example Sentences
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That’s because ungroomed snow that has melted during the day in the warmer temperatures and then frozen overnight needs an hour or so of sun to soften into more-forgiving and fun conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2025
The stretch up at Snoqualmie Pass between the Hyak and Crystal Springs Sno-Parks is one of the region’s most popular Nordic ski trails, but down here, you’ll find only ungroomed snow.
From Seattle Times β Feb. 3, 2023
Someday — hopefully someday soon, though not too soon — most of us will stumble bleary-eyed back into the streets, unwaxed, undyed, ungroomed.
From Los Angeles Times β May 7, 2020
As the snowcats rake perfect corduroy overnight, they’ll often leave some ungroomed snow on one side, allowing skiers of different ability levels or preferences — moguls versus packed-down snow — to descend the same run.
From New York Times β Feb. 18, 2020
She paused a moment before a mirror, to glance at her pallor in it, and to wonder at the sunlight in the wealth of its setting of ungroomed, uncontrollable locks.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
