Original sentence: Some areas of the United States' Rocky Mountains, for example, can receive considerable amounts of snow with moisture content as low as three to five percent; in the Northeastern United States and the Alps, moisture content is more typically 15 percent or more
Edited sentence: Most skiers prefer snow with a lower moisture content, as it remains softer for a long time after storms and creates more managable powder.Some areas of the United States' Rocky Mountains, for example, can receive considerable amounts of snow with moisture content as low as three to five percent (many powder skiers believe Utah to have the driest, and therefore lightest snow); in the Northeastern United States and the Alps, moisture content is more typically 15 percent or more