snow farming

• snowfarming

snow farming (uncountable)

1. The management of snow, using barriers and equipment, in order to manipulate its coverage, e.g. to prepare ground for skiing or to prevent snowdrifts.

   Coordinate term: snow grooming

   • 2023 February 11, Tom Robbins, “The heat is on”, in FT Weekend, page 18:

     Areas including Kitzbühel, Kitzsteinborn, Davos, Seefeld and even Europe's highest resort, Val Thorens, have used “snowfarming”–where, at the end of winter, remaining snow is collected in a huge pile, or “snow depot”, then insulated using various combinations of woodchips, sawdust, hard insulation boards, waterproof plastic and fleece blankets.

• → French: snowfarming