corn snow

noun Skiing.

snow in the form of small pellets or grains produced by the alternate melting and freezing of a snow layer.

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Also called corn, spring snow.

Origin:
1930–35

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corn snow

—n
	(US), (Canadian) skiing granular snow formed by alternate freezing and thawing

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