Last weekend’s powder dump brought many valley skiers and riders into a dreamy woo-hoo wonderland.
That is, for those who know how to make those graceful turns on the trails and glades. But this isn’t champagne snow country. The occasional powder blast is glorious for fluid powder hounds but for the average snow slider it means some adjustments.
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