{"id":607,"date":"2018-09-26T18:01:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/?page_id=607"},"modified":"2018-09-27T13:20:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T13:20:55","slug":"how-rain-impairs-skiing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/index.php\/seven-deadly-sins\/how-rain-impairs-skiing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Skiers like their moisture in a solid form: snow. Remember science class when you tested gasses and liquids? You might have filled a mason jar with water, shook it to create gaseous bubbles and then put the jar in a freezer to turn the water to ice. It snows when the temperature is cold enough to freeze water. If its warmer than 32 degrees you get rain.\u00a0<\/p>

There are conditions, like very low humidity or warm layers of air near the ground that allow snow to hit the ground when temperatures are above freezing. Skiers like snow in any form, but don\u2019t like rain.<\/p>

Why Do Skiers and Snowboarder’s Care About Rain<\/strong><\/h2>

Rain wreaks havoc on snow. It rains when it\u2019s warm, and warm weather melts snow. Rain on snow creates slush. Wet snow frozen at night can create layers of crust or ice. Even light rain added to high-density snow, like that found in the Sierras, can create very heavy snow called Sierra Cement. Occasionally rain can even out a poorly formed snowpack. But mostly rain sucks.<\/p>

There are times and locations when rain is common. In the Spring, temperatures rise. Resorts with low base elevations get lots of Spring rain. Canadian resorts like Revelstoke, Tremblant, Kicking Horse, and Fernie have base elevations below 4,000 feet. You\u2019ll often see the snowline, in the trees, at around 6,000 feet during Spring storms. You can ski powder at the top, hard pack in the middle and icy messes at the bottom.<\/p>

Other Problems Rain Causes<\/strong><\/h3>

The bad things rain can do:<\/p>