English

Noun

powderhound ‎(plural powderhounds)

1. (slang) A skiing enthusiast.
   • 1992, Gulf of New Hampshire (in Backpacker, volume 20, number 119, page 84)

     But it's the rare chance for above-tree line skiing that draws backcountry powderhounds to the gulf again and again.

   • 2008 January 6, Allen Salkin, “Oh, My Poor Arthritic Ski Club”, in New York Times:

     Miramartian Geiger, the powderhound, has never been married.