surftb15
01-23-2005, 10:41 AM
i know this isnt actually an avalanche question, but i thought it would best fit in this forum.
ok, NJ just got a lot of snow-like 15 inches in 24 hours. which may not seem a lot to you guys out west, but its a lot for here. anyway, i thought i would go to this hill to ski "powder"--the hill was app 750-800 ft-which its about the highest point in nj.
the snow was real, real light-almost like powder in Jackson or Alta belive it or not. However, you could not ski in it. the skis would just sink, and then the bindings would release. even if u built up momentum by patting down a lot of snow, gaining significant speed, then going in the "powder" it would still happen.
my question is, why-even though the snow seems to be the same-is it different? is the snow out west less dense, or are the crystals arranged in a different pattern? i have really no clue, beause honestly, the snow was exactly like a pow day snow out west.
any help would be appreciated.
thanks
ok, NJ just got a lot of snow-like 15 inches in 24 hours. which may not seem a lot to you guys out west, but its a lot for here. anyway, i thought i would go to this hill to ski "powder"--the hill was app 750-800 ft-which its about the highest point in nj.
the snow was real, real light-almost like powder in Jackson or Alta belive it or not. However, you could not ski in it. the skis would just sink, and then the bindings would release. even if u built up momentum by patting down a lot of snow, gaining significant speed, then going in the "powder" it would still happen.
my question is, why-even though the snow seems to be the same-is it different? is the snow out west less dense, or are the crystals arranged in a different pattern? i have really no clue, beause honestly, the snow was exactly like a pow day snow out west.
any help would be appreciated.
thanks