This has meant a race against time to complete the key outdoor scenes before the snows recede.

Everywhere, the snow receded, called back to the season in which it belonged.

It was the middle of March and the snow had receded even further up the slopes.

He saw the snow recede from the mountain peaks and the young deer emerge from the woods to the fast-flowing streams.

During warm periods, when snow recedes, it is visible from the air.

They would be ready as winter began to relinquish its grip on the land, when the snows receded enough to free up the higher passes.

The snow was already receding from the markers and the monuments, as if grave dirt were richer and hotter than other soil.

As this stored snow recedes to higher elevations, less will be available to feed rivers.

Winter was coming to an end prematurely; across the Sierras, snow was receding rapidly.

It has also been divided into two basins by a ridge of rock that has appeared as the snow has receded.