ungroomed

Example Sentences

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The descent is often in out-of-bounds, ungroomed areas, which tend to be much more challenging to navigate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

That’s because ungroomed snow that has melted during the day in the warmer temperatures and then frozen overnight needs an hour or so of sun to soften into more-forgiving and fun conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

In high school, she coached younger skiers in freeride, which transports freestyle moves and terrain park tricks into natural, ungroomed parts of the mountain.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2022

As the snowcats rake perfect corduroy overnight, they’ll often leave some ungroomed snow on one side, allowing skiers of different ability levels or preferences — moguls versus packed-down snow — to descend the same run.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2020

"Though rough and ungroomed, they are well fed, as they need to be, for a rest of only six hours is allowed between stages."

From Small Horses in Warfare by Gilbey, Sir Walter