What do the ski resort snow reports really mean?
Powder is new, unpacked, snow. This is what most skiers dream of! Packed powder snow is typically newer snow that has been gone over by groomers or skiers. A nice skiing surface. Hard pack is like packed powder but more so. Very nice to ski on. Loose Granular is also called ” sugar” snow. Often found when it is warmer, it is a slower skiing surface. Frozen granular is frozen “sugar” snow. Nice groomed in the morning. Wet packed snow has high moisture content, like mashed potatoes. This is a harder condition to ski in. Wet Granular is snow that is wet from warm temperatures, rain, or humidity. Slow to ski in. Spring Conditions are amix of conditions created by sunny or rainy days and above freezing temperatures towards the end of the season. I ski it only because soon there will be no snow. Corn is large, loose snow crystals (about the size of corn), frozen at night, loose during the day. Not terribly nice skiing. Ice is a hard and slippery, glazed or see-through surface, bulletproof. B
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