powderhound

See also: powder hound

English

Etymology

powder +‎ hound

Noun

powderhound (plural powderhounds)

  1. (slang) A skiing enthusiast.
    • 1992, Gulf of New Hampshire (in Backpacker, volume 20, number 119, page 84)
      But it's the rare chance for above-tree line skiing that draws backcountry powderhounds to the gulf again and again.
    • 2008 January 6, Allen Salkin, “Oh, My Poor Arthritic Ski Club”, in New York Times‎:
      Miramartian Geiger, the powderhound, has never been married.
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