corn snow
noun
,
Skiing.
1.
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
Examples from the web for
corn snow
It may turn into melt-freeze snow, more commonly known as
corn snow
or spring snow.
British Dictionary definitions for
corn snow
corn snow
noun
1.
(
skiing
,
US & Canadian
) granular snow formed by alternate freezing and thawing