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corn snow

n.
Snow that has melted and refrozen into a rough granular surface.
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corn snow

n
(Skiing) skiing US and Canadian granular snow formed by alternate freezing and thawing
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Noun1.corn snow - granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezingcorn 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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