This makes for interesting powder skiing - but at least it's not usually too badly wind affected. The very best snowfalls will begin warm and wet from the north-west, then cool and swing through west to due south. The southerly front will drop light, dry, fine snow on top of the wetter snow. If the temperature drops further then the heavier snow beneath dries up by hoar frost action. Early season is typically 1st of June to mid-end June.
Conditions are often hard and fast on man made snow only.
However, the snow is made by the fan forced method, and it can be very very good indeed. The real beauty of the Peak is not apparent until the off-piste opens up. Then it completely changes character. The terrain rolls around all over the place, and the range of different approaches to skiing the hill is incredible. You want to ski it fast and steep - there's plenty of that.