puuterilumi

Finnish

Etymology

puuteri (powder) + lumi (snow); calque of English powder snow

Noun

puuterilumi

  1. powder snow (loose, powdery snow, especially in the context of alpine skiing)

Declension

Usage notes

  • Outside the domain of alpine skiing this type of snow is usually referred to as pakkaslumi.

Synonyms

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