1. Today's skis are shorter and fatter and buoy skiers in powder snow . 2. Panorama offers small lift lines, powder snow , sunshine and a 4, 300-foot vertical drop. 3. Korologus, 66, says there is no question Utah has the world's finest powder snow . 4. In his youth he was an excellent skier, preferring to ski off-piste on powder snow . 5. Frandl and some of her friends and teammates went out to ski the fresh powder snow . 6. When dry powder snow falls on top of that, it is far less apt to melt. 7. North Cascades Heli-Skiing in Mazama flies experienced downhillers and snowboarders into the Cascade's best powder snow . 8. The racers normally compete at New Mexico's Angel Fire ski resort, known for its natural powder snow . 9. The region is known throughout the world for its consistent dry and copious amounts of powder snow . 10. This is impressive where it is inland and the snow that falls is nearly always powder snow .