Weather forecasts commonly depict snow with a picture of a snowflake along with the amount of precipitation - as rainfall. This is all well and good but if you have a ski weekend booked then you just want to know how much powder to expect!
After some searching on the internet it seems that the generaly accepted 'ball park' ratio is around 1:7-8 but this can vary alot depending on the temperature..
When the temperature is close to freezing the ration of rain to snow is approx 1:10 but in drier colder regions the ratio can be as high as 1:30-40, here the snow is extremely dry and powdery and does not pack. Ideal for powder ski days. Wet snow can be as low as 1:4-7. The best way to investigate is to put a measuring device out in the garden when it's next snowing and then melt it down to find the ratio.
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