What is the portmanteau of "snow" and "ice" used in the construction of temporary hotels made up of snow and sculpted blocks of ice?
Snice Snice is a portmanteau of "snow" and "ice". It refers to a type of frozen water whose physical characteristics make it an intermediate between snow and ice: "snow-ice." The use of snice has become normative in modern ice construction, in buildings such as the winter ice hotels constructed annually in certain arctic nations, and the elaborate ice palace constructions, where it forms the bonding between ice blocks, rather as mortar does between the bricks of a traditional brick-built structure. It is referred to as snow-ice because it has a snow-like appearance (white, soft, and melts in the mouth), but ice-like physical characteristics. The term 'snice' can also be used as a compliment or an acknowledgement of good looks.
Buildering Buildering (also known as edificeering, urban climbing, structuring, or stegophily) describes the act of climbing on the outside of buildings and other artificial structures. The word "buildering" is a portmanteau, combining the word "building" with the climbing term "bouldering". If done without ropes or protection far off the ground, buildering may be dangerous. It is often practiced outside legal bounds, and is thus mostly undertaken at night.