Many of its clustered resorts get upwards of 600 inches a year and unlike the wet heavy stuff they get in other parts of the country, the dry climate in Utah's high desert produces an incredible quality of snow that is noticeably light and fluffy.
29 Standardised guidelines on the quality of snow, and other variables such as the height and technicality of jumps within snowboarding and freestyle skiing in particular, may need to first be implemented during regular season competitions, and then also during the Olympic Games, to try to alleviate the number of fall-related contact injuries in these sports especially.
The Guardian takes perhaps the most optimistic bent of all, focusing on the lyrical qualities of snow, and "London's day of innocence".
The magical and transforming qualities of snow are described in many picture books and in particular in two classic titles: The Snowman by Raymond Briggs and The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
There's just an existential quality to shoveling snow in a snow storm that appears to be leading people to act out against people who are battling the weather too.
First, the passionate skier was amazed by the quality of the snow.
Snow quality is another draw, as the resort's location on the eastern edge of the Southern Alps acts as a magnet for storms dumping dry powder.
One of the biggest worries on any ski trip, let alone one in which you venture beyond the big four of France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, is snow quality.
But what we really want to talk about are split times on the last run, ride or swim; the quality of the snow at Brainard Lake; the new drive train for road bikes; or that Gary Neptune just sold his outdoor store.
Dr. Colbeck has done numerous studies of exactly how and why skis slide and how the ski material, the temperature and the quality of the snow come into play.
