surmmit
SOOR-mit
The snow condition created when the sun warms a wind-packed surface into something perfectly soft — skis become one with the snow, nearly frictionless. The Sámi also use this word for reindeer meat that has been thawed perfectly, easy to cut into thin slices.
Etymology
Lule Sámi. A word that crosses from snow to food, connecting two acts of skilled reading of a material's condition.
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