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I understand that "snow" is a countable noun, but why is the plural form "snows" being used here? I think this should be the singular form "snow" because the word "first" is used.

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Rebecca

Good question! "Snow" can actually be both an uncountable or a countable noun, although it is usually uncountable. In this case, "first snows" refers to the early season of snow during the winter, and so this indirectly refers to having multiple days of snow that are the first in the season of winter. Since having multiple days of the first snow is plural, the plural form "snows" can be used here.

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