ungroomed

Example Sentences

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The descent is often in out-of-bounds, ungroomed areas, which tend to be much more challenging to navigate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

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 • Oct. 29, 2025

Fat skis were hitting the market, which made it much easier to move through ungroomed snow, and snowboarding was going mainstream, having made its debut at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

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 • Feb. 18, 2020

The fact that the owner is his own stableman is often indicated by the ungroomed coat of his horse, and by the month-old mud on his wheels.

From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton)