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Below are definitions of important snowstorm terms.
- metamorphose: scientific term to describe the change in snow as it settles
- sleet: falling snow or hail that has partly melted; partly frozen rain
- stabilized snow: a layer of snow that has metamorphosed; snow that has been packed down so that it will not avalanche; rangers stabilize a ski run, for example, by blowing up an unstable layer of snow, leaving only packed, safe snow for skiing
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Forces of Nature: ThinkQuest 2000 (Team #C003603)
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