There was crisp, dry snow under his feet and more snow lying on the branches of the trees.

他脚下是松脆的干雪，树枝上的雪更多。

Warm wet snow packs better than dry cold snow.

温暖的湿雪比干冷的雪更好。

About 76 centimeters of dry snow equals the water in two and one-half centimeters of rain.

大约 76 厘米的干雪相当于二又二分之一厘米的雨水。

[Lucas] What's underneath is this very fluffy, very light, dry snow, as it had just fallen.

- [卢卡斯]下面是刚刚落下的非常蓬松、非常轻盈、干燥的雪。

Dry snow has a higher ratio, like 20 or 30 to 1, so it’s light and powdery.

干雪的比例较高， 例如 20 或 30 比 1， 因此它很轻且呈粉状。

Completely dry snow is very difficult to ski on because there's too much friction between the jagged snowflakes and the ski surface.

在干燥的雪上滑是非常困难的因为锯齿状的雪花和滑雪板之间的摩擦力太大了。

In his coat loose match folders, a gold pencil clipped to a pocket, two thin cambric handerchiefs as fine and white as dry powdered snow.

他的外套里放着松散的火柴夹， 一支金铅笔别在口袋里， 两块薄薄的麻布手帕像干燥的粉末状雪一样细腻洁白。

The same long, all-day storms of the so-called Rainy Season in California, that give rain to the lowlands, give dry frosty snow to the mountains.

在加利福尼亚州所谓的雨季，同样漫长的全天风暴给低地带来雨水，给山区带来干燥的霜雪。

So in dry snow conditions, skiers use a wax that’s even harder than the crystallized water thanks to a greater proportion of hydrocarbons—long chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogens.

因此，在干雪条件下， 滑雪者使用比结晶水更硬的蜡，这要归功于更大比例的碳氢化合物——与氢键合的长链碳原子。

But it is on the mountain tops, when they are laden with loose, dry snow and swept by a gale from the north, that the most magnificent storm scenery is displayed.

但正是在山顶上，当它们被松散、干燥的积雪覆盖，被来自北方的大风席卷时，才会展现出最壮丽的暴风雨景色。