Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 14, 2006 04:47
17 yrs ago
German term
Firnschnee
German to English
Science
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
climatology
From a press report about artificially manufactured snow produced in a South African gold mine, that could be used by ski resorts.
Caption: Praxistest: Skifahren auf Firnschnee in Afrika
Caption: Praxistest: Skifahren auf Firnschnee in Afrika
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | glacial snow | JSolis |
4 +1 | firn | Edith Kelly |
4 | sugar snow | Maureen Millington-Brodie |
4 | corn snow | Tom Funke |
3 | old snow | Astrid Elke Witte |
Proposed translations
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glacial snow
according to this dictionary--
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+1
40 mins
firn
see the following German-English ice dictionary
Gletschereis, glacier ice, Jedes Eis, das von einem Gletscher stammt, ... Es bildet sich durch jährlichen Zuwachs von Firnschnee auf Bucht- oder ...
www.antarktis.ch/95.htm
Gletschereis, glacier ice, Jedes Eis, das von einem Gletscher stammt, ... Es bildet sich durch jährlichen Zuwachs von Firnschnee auf Bucht- oder ...
www.antarktis.ch/95.htm
41 mins
sugar snow
Firnschnee (according to Wikipedia) seems to be old snow with large crystals through thawing slightly & re-freezing over & over again - this is the nearest I found through Googling on "types of snow"
45 mins
old snow
I have seen it translated before as "old snow" - but there is not an exact translation. The link below might help.
Reference:
2 hrs
corn snow
Former ski patroller
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