新雪
Meanings
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fresh snow; new snow
Refers to snow that has recently fallen and is still clean and powdery. Often used in skiing/snowboarding contexts and weather forecasts.
Last night's fresh snow covered the ski slopes.
Walking on fresh snow feels good.
Usage patterns
- 新雪が積もるfresh snow piles up
Thirty centimeters of fresh snow piled up overnight.
- 新雪を踏むto step on fresh snow
I love walking through untouched fresh snow.
- 新雪でスキーをするto ski on fresh snow
Skiing on fresh powder snow is the best.
- 新雪が舞うfresh snow flutters/swirls
When the wind blew, the fresh snow swirled up lightly.