snow bridge

noun

1. mountaineering a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it

Example Sentences

If you’re on a snow bridge when it collapses — and they all collapse eventually — you can be swept away and trapped beneath the snow and ice.

From Los Angeles Times

At another, they realized they were on a snow bridge across a cascading stream they hadn’t noticed on the way up.

From Los Angeles Times

A member of the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team stayed overnight with the man who fell from Snow Bridge.

From Seattle Times

A member of the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team stayed overnight with the man who fell from Snow Bridge.

From Washington Times

Forest Service has tentatively approved a plan to build two chairlifts and a snow bridge across a state highway southwest of Reno to allow skiers at the Mount Rose Ski resort to access 11 new trails proposed farther down the mountain.

From Washington Times