Powder snow can be found naturally generating in biomes like Grove or Snowy Slopes in strips. It can be quite difficult to distinguish between regular snow and powder snow blocks.

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Today, avalanche beacons are widely used as part of a backcountry skier's kit. However, back in the early 1980s, few skiers ...

An early week storm brought a blanket of fluffy snow across the Front Range, creating a winter wonderland and bringing lots of fresh powder for skiers in the High Country. But what made the snow ...

Snow levels may start around 5000-6000 ft. Monday night, then gradually lower closer to 4000 ft. by Christmas, improving snow conditions from top-to-bottom. Winds will be noticeable at the ridgelines, ...

Maybe your uphill hand drops into the backseat as you make turns—or you struggle to remain on edge. Either way, manky snow presents an opportunity to fine-turn your form. During powder days, these ...

The popularity of Japan's crisp powder snow among foreign skiers, surging back into the country, is luring more to seek the thrill of pristine backcountry slopes - sometimes with deadly impact.

Snow Immersion Suffocation, the technical term for tree-well death, is a constant hazard at ski resorts on a powder day. Paul Baugher, the global expert in tree-well suffocation, ...

After snow began falling in Colorado's mountains Monday, Nov. 25, 12-24 inches of snow accumulated from Steamboat to Silverton and Powderhorn to Eldora, kicking off opening days at Beaver Creek, ...

Heavy snow is forecast for the Easter weekend across all three mountain zones, giving the remaining 11 open ski areas and resorts a powder filled weekend.

"This – for an opening day of skiing – is fantastic for Wachusett Mountain,” skier Dan McCarter said. "It's like skiing in a dream because there's a couple inches of powder, snow's falling.