while the measurement may read "inches" it's actually on an arbitrary scale. in other words, to a skier, "14 inches" means compare-the-conditions-to-the-last-t

while the measurement may read "inches" it's actually on an arbitrary scale. in other words, to a skier, "14 inches" means compare-the-conditions-to-the-last-time-you-went-and-we-said-14-inches. not to mention the obvious fact that measurements done in different places with different methods will differ.