noun
General Slang
whiteout
WYTE-owt · noun · informal
Near-zero visibility from heavy snow or fog.
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Conditions of very poor visibility caused by heavy snowfall, wind, or fog, where the rider can barely see the terrain ahead. Whiteouts make riding disorienting and dangerous.
“We got caught in a whiteout up top and had to feel our way down.”
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whiteout In A Sentence
We got caught in a whiteout up top and had to feel our way down.
Origin & Usage
Ski/snowboard and general weather term for zero-visibility conditions.
Variants
white-out
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What is a whiteout?
Conditions of near-zero visibility caused by heavy snow, wind, or fog, where you can barely see the terrain ahead of you.
Why are whiteouts dangerous?
You lose your sense of the slope's shape and direction, making it easy to become disoriented, misjudge terrain, or get lost.
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