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Surface Key |
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| PDR | Powder | freshly fallen fluffy snow |
| PP | Packed powder | packed by skiers or groomer equipment |
| HP | Hard packed | firmly packed, "edgeable" dense snow |
| LSGR | Loose Granular | loose "sugar" snow |
| FRGR | Frozen granular | frozen "sugar" snow |
| WETPS | Wet packed snow | high moisture content, like mashed potatoes |
| WETGR | Wet Granular | soft granular snow that is wet from warm temperatures, rain, or humidity |
| SC | Spring Conditions | a late season mix of conditions created by sunny or rainy days and above freezing temperatures |
| WBLN | Windblown Snow | powder or granular snow blown into drifts in some places, leaving a firmly packed surface |
| CORN | Corn | large, loose snow crystals about the size of corn, frozen at night, loose during the day |
| ICY | Ice | hard and slippery, glazed or see-through surface, bulletproof |
| VC | Variable Conditions | no primary (70% or more) can be determined and a range of surfaces can be found |
| WETSN | Wet Snow | powder snow which has become moist and heavy due to a thaw, or rainfall, or fell moist |