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to snowcat

to snowcat

7.7
To smooth a ski slope using a vehicle with tracks
  • verb
  • /ˈsnoʊˌkæt/
  • UK
translation icon : nivelar con un snowcat
  • After the heavy snowfall, workers snowcatted the slopes to make them safe for skiers.

Examples

  • It takes several hours to snowcat all the runs on the mountain each night.

  • The crew will snowcat the main trail before the ski resort opens in the morning.

  • We need to snowcat the trail before the weekend.

  • They snowcatted the slopes after the heavy snowfall.

  • The crew will snowcat the main trail before the ski resort opens for the day.

  • After the heavy snowfall, workers snowcatted the slopes to prepare them for skiers.

  • It takes hours to snowcat all the runs on the mountain each night.

How Smooth

to snowcat
  • UK
7.7
smooth
1 5.8
to groom
40 2.3

Surface Forms

snowcat infinitive
snowcatted past
snowcatted past participle
snowcatting present participle
snowcats third person singular

Etymology

Snowcat as a verb comes from the noun snowcat and means 'to groom' or 'to smooth' snow with that machine. So to snowcat a slope is to use the tracked vehicle to make the surface ready for skiers.