billski
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Agree. I get lazy and use ski/skier as a catch-all category, rather than having to type two words! :razz:what about riders? I would say they are better powder packers than skiers...
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Agree. I get lazy and use ski/skier as a catch-all category, rather than having to type two words! :razz:what about riders? I would say they are better powder packers than skiers...
That's my definition as well. As long as the groomed snow is smooth and buttery with little noise as you edge, it's packed powder in my book.
Powder packed by skier traffic or wind? Tracked out powder, crud, or powder bumps/moguls.
Agree. I get lazy and use ski/skier as a catch-all category, rather than having to type two words! :razz:
Packed powder is skied and fresh that hasn't had a chance to do any freeze thaw....
That's my definition as well. As long as the groomed snow is smooth and buttery with little noise as you edge, it's packed powder in my book.
Powder packed by skier traffic or wind? Tracked out powder, crud, or powder bumps/moguls.
That definition only makes sense somewhere with horrible snow (no offense to your home mountains, which serve their purposes, but rarely powder of any form). For anywhere with good snow, what you're calling "packed powder" would include literally every groomed run (along with good portions of the non-groomed surfaces).
Agree. I get lazy and use ski/skier as a catch-all category, rather than having to type two words! :razz: