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corn snow

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corn snow
n.
Snow that has melted and refrozen into a rough granular surface.
corn snow
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Skiing) Skiing US and Canadian granular snow formed by alternate freezing and thawing
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Noun1.corn snowcorn snow - granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing
snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground


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In springtime Mother Nature's grooming machine, the freeze-thaw cycle, coupled with the Sierra's moist snow, produces corn snow that's as smooth as any blue run at Mammoth Mountain.
BACKCOUNTRY BLISS GUEST MUST SKI IN TO TIOGA PASS RESORT, WHERE THE ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The alternating of thawing and freezing produces large granules commonly known as corn snow.
SKIERS GET LATER LAST CHANCE AFTER STRONG EL NINO WINTER : MAMMOTH TO ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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