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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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