Snowbird, Utah 2009 - 2010 Preview - Powder Ski & Snowboard

Some of our best footage from recent winter seasons. Powder snowboard, snowboarding, ski and skiing at Snowbird, Utah.

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[atraherne]

Utah looks gold. Can you tell the difference though in terms of snow dryness to say more coastal areas in the states?  California seems pritty dry to me but Utah said to be dryer.

[snowbirdskiresort]

@atraherne Dry snow can be found the world over on any given day but Utah's snow is consistently the driest and we get a lot more of it. The combination of 80 miles of Great Salt Lake and the surrounding deserts creates an average of 500" of snow annually. The 2010/11 season was over 700"!

[atraherne]

@snowbirdskiresort What makes snow dry? I have heard maybe a 100 different explanations. The most convincing was that its important that not only the air temp is below but the ground is below also. Some say inland is better but Hokkaido & Norway are not inland and consistently get extremely dry snow.

[snowbirdskiresort]

Dry snow comes with dry, cold, air. Warmer air can hold more humidity and that means the snow will be wetter/heavier. Snowbird sees some storms that originate in the southern Pacific that have very wet heavy snow but our northern storms are much drier. Altitude change is very important also. This affects the air's temp and ability to hold water.

Look at the science of how air holds water/humidity. These basic laws all apply to snowfall.

[dfoster00]

where is that last run filmed???? looks pretty fun....

just moved here and want a nice mellow run to learn on....cheers mates!

[snowbirdskiresort]

Those shots are from Mineral Basin on the run called Junior's Powder Paradise. It looks tame in the video because of the wide angle lens but it is an advanced intermediate/expert run.

[azmountainjunkie]

Bird's the Word!

[ArcticQuestPowder]

thanks for this video powderhounds, great stuff

[Mrblueghosty]

Wtf the snow right now sucksssss. I just went yesterday :(

[TheUltraDude]

Can anyone help me find a snowboarding video?

It was just some guys going down a gentle hill at sunset, but the hill was really down.

It was a really nice video, but I can't seem to find it back :/

[llamabeans9]

i went to utah two years ago but skied at solitude. im going here this year 2/9/11........... SEE YOU SOON

[theweedyclub]

give everybody the bird!!!!!!!!!!!

[NYCEmpire]

@skaterdude271 Wanna trade?