also: かわきゆき
noun
dry snow
Snow with low moisture content that does not pack easily; contrasts with 湿雪 (wet snow). Used in weather reports and snow science.
See also: 湿雪
乾雪はさらさらしていて、雪玉を作りにくい。
Dry snow is powdery and hard to pack into snowballs.
スキー場では乾雪のコンディションが好まれる。
Dry snow conditions are preferred at ski resorts.
湿雪 is wet snow with higher moisture content, which packs easily and is heavier.
Compound of 乾 (dry) and 雪 (snow). The reading かんせつ is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; かわきゆき is a rare native-Japanese reading.