snow-line

The cold weather had come on with the long nights, and the sun had begun to play his ancient game of peekaboo along the southern snow-line ere aught was heard of Malemute Kid's grub-stake.

An Odyssey of the North 2010

The cold weather had come on with the long nights, and the sun had begun to play his ancient game of peekaboo along the southern snow-line ere aught was heard of Malemute Kid's grub-stake.

An Odyssey of the North 2010

The trail grew more rugged; their packs grew heavier; and each day saw the snow-line dropping down the mountains, while freight jumped to sixty cents.

THE TASTE OF THE MEAT 2010

In the past few years, however, the snow-line has risen 1,500 feet up the mountain.

Nikolas Kozloff: Countdown to Copenhagen: Suing the Global North for "Glacial" Pace on Climate Change Action 2009

The vegetation is characteristically tropical alpine herbs with dwarf shrubs, and occurs above 3,500 meters (m) between the tree-line and the permanent snow-line.

Central Andean dry puna 2008

They pointed out jinn settlements just below the snow-line on the mountain slopes.

Born of Fire JDsg 2006

They pointed out jinn settlements just below the snow-line on the mountain slopes.

Archive 2006-12-01 JDsg 2006

Above the snow-line they are frequently hidden by arched-over accumulations of winter snow.

String Theory is Losing the Public Debate Sean 2007

The snow above the snow-line was too soft for wheeled carriage, and not hard enough for sledge.

No Thoroughfare 2007

Appennines, for instance, would bring them up to the permanent snow-line and change the character of the entire Italian peninsula.

The Shape of Things to Come Herbert George 2006