Powder PDR freshly fallen fluffy snow

Packed powder PP packed by skiers or groomer equipment

Hard packed HP firmly packed, "edgeable dense snow

Loose Granular LSGR loose "sugar snow

Frozen granular FRGR frozen "sugar snow

Wet packed snow WETPS high moisture content, like mashed potatoes

Wet Granular WETGR soft granular snow that is wet from warm temperatures, rain, or humidity

Spring Conditions SC a late season mix of conditions created by sunny or rainy days and above freezing temperatures

Windblown Snow WBLN 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

Ice ICY hard and slippery, glazed or see-through surface, bulletproof

Variable Conditions VC no primary (70% or more) can be determined and a range of surfaces can be found

Wet Snow WETSN powder snow which has become moist and heavy due to a thaw, or rainfall, or fell moist