For the most part, we've had good packed powder along with some granular.

The man-made snow is respectable packed powder, though it feels a little different, as if some chemicals have been added.

But we didn't see many beginners or children, even though we had beautiful packed powder.

I'd previously skied only in the East, where ice with a snow topping is invariably called packed powder.

There may have been an icy glacier underneath, but the surface coating was perfect packed powder, which my ski edges carved effortlessly.

Already, there is more than seven feet of packed powder at the top of the course, five feet at the bottom.

For those who prefer to stay on the packed powder, there are ample thrills and able instructors.

Is the mountain covered in packed powder, or is it really hard pack?

Among the words to describe snow conditions are: packed powder, frozen granular, loose granular, and, yes, even ice.

Five days of snow had laid a foundation of packed powder below the spirelike peaks that give Catedral its name.