ungroomed

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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

Salmon Ridge Sno-Park is the main trailhead to access some 14 miles of forest roads maintained by the Nooksack Nordic Ski Club for groomed skiing, plus many more miles of ungroomed backcountry trails.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

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