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Paul Nelson reporting Snow watchers and ski officials say the slopes are looking great after the latest storm. But they also say there are times when you can have too much fresh powder on the mountains.
Snowboarders like Californian Marilyn Ramsey making a trip to Brighton are a little nervous.
"Have you ever skied or snowboarded in Utah at all?" I asked.
"No, I haven't," Ramsey said.
"You're going to get smoked," I told her.
Her buddy, Californian Jay Corner, says he's used to the powder here, and it's very different from that stuff they call "snow" in California. "It's ice all the time and man-made, and you can't go off the trails," he said.
Ski Utah President Nathan Rafferty says there can be such a thing as too much fresh powder. "A lot of our locals who are accomplished skiers love deep powder snow, but we're catering to a really varied clientele," Rafferty said.
Rafferty says the road crews can be a little too good at clearing snow. Being tongue-in-cheek, he almost wishes the city would shut down due to bad weather, saying the national press would be fantastic.
