Meaning & use
névé
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Granular, compacted snow that has survived one summer melt season without turning into glacial ice, typically found in high mountain regions.
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The climbers crossed a wide field of névé before reaching the steeper ice above.
Over years of pressure and melting, névé gradually compresses into solid glacial ice.
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Borrowed from French, where "névé" derives from the Latin "nix" (snow); it names an intermediate stage between fresh snow and glacial ice.
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