Why location (and the weather) matters for snow quality on the slopes

Snow differs from Colorado and Utah to Lake Tahoe and Vermont because moisture and temperature shape how light, wet or dense it turns out. The Rockies and Utah tend to get drier, fluffier snow, while the Sierra's coastal climate near Lake Tahoe brings heavier snow with more water in it. The Weather Company's winter outlook leans warmer and wetter for Vermont and the Northeast.