ungroomed

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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

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 • Feb. 3, 2023

Downhill skiers gravitate here to ride the chairlifts of Bolton Valley Ski Area, while backcountry fans head across a parking lot into a warren of ungroomed but well-maintained trails that span 12,000 acres.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2020

"Though rough and ungroomed, they are well fed, as they need to be, for a rest of only six hours is allowed between stages."

From Small Horses in Warfare by Gilbey, Sir Walter