Presumably the packed snow had absorbed some of the impact.

It was all packed snow, with vacuum between the flakes.

He turned onto the narrow strip of packed snow and drove over another small hill.

The only sound was the soft trudging of their feet through the packed snow.

It requires a technique different from that used on packed snow.

The door was open six inches, white packed snow the entire height of it.

When the entire assault team was down on the valley floor, they started moving across the white, lightly packed snow toward the building.

One came open and spilled the children's videos onto the packed snow.

In winter it was meant to be insulated with packed snow.

Before me the packed snow cracked open, moved away, and I looked down at the dark water.