Eskimos have words for different varieties of this; api is for when it's on the ground
This helps if you have problems with the ice sticking to the bucket when it's time
... [DOC] [TLE] They Know Snow - Natural History's Blog: facTotem [PAR] Second of all, look at any purported list of Eskimo words for snow, and you'll see 
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