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corn snow

–noun Skiing.
snow in the form of small pellets or grains produced by the alternate melting and freezing of a snow layer.
Also called corn, spring snow.


Origin:
1930–35
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corn snow  
n.  Snow that has melted and refrozen into a rough granular surface.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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