All avid Skiiers love nothing more than a fresh powder day but not all snow is the same. 

Here are some helpful tips for finding out if that fresh snow that fell last night is really going to turn out to be a great ski day 

Up-side-down vs Right-side-up Snow 

Picture this. Your in your cabin watching the snow fall after dinner. You and your friends get excited with the thought of a fresh powder day for tomorrows ski conditions but you should be aware that not all snow is the same. Fresh snow from a storm system is generally broken up into two categories the first being Right-side-up snow which generally has a higher density snow ( which is heavier) near the snow packs base and lighter weight snow on the surface. The reason this happens is because during a storm temperatures decrease making the snow less wet and therefore less dense. This types of snow is preferable because the light density of the snow on the surface keeps your skis lifted and now sinking into the heavier denser snow. This means that when your going through thick powder in the trees your skis wont get stuck or bogged down under snow.

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In order to make your day a little more enjoyable in an up-side-down snow fall a skier should opt to use a fatter set of skis. The reason this being is that the larger surface area of the fatter skis can allow a skier to glide over the denser snow easier than with thin tip skis