schlësme

Alemannic German

Verb

schlësme

1. (Uri, of snowflakes) To undergo rounding, a process that occurs under high snow temperatures and weak temperature gradients, in which the sharp edges of a snowflake are rounded, forming round grains or "rounds", thus minimizing surface area of the snowflakes and strengthening the snowpack.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 17.
• 2003. Rounding. In A Brief Look at Snow Metamorphism. Lake Placid, NY: Blue Ice Online. Citing: 1998. Advanced Avalanche Safety Course Manual. Revelstoke, BC: Canadian Avalanche Association.