spring snow

noun

1. corn snow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spring snow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

Shasta in perfect spring snow under glorious blue skies.

From Los Angeles Times

Cumulative spring snow, which was strongly correlated with delayed ice-off dates, has nearly doubled over the last century at Yellowstone Lake, the research showed.

From Science Daily

Declines in snowpack, the total mass of snow on the ground, have serious implications for places that depend on spring snow melt as a water source.

From New York Times

An unusually wet winter and subsequent spring snow melt and flooding have led to elevated levels of standing water and ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, leaving Central Valley officials worried about the spread of diseases.

From Salon

Instead, his missing and scattered belongings—some of which were found 6 meters away—suggest he died on the spring snow above the gully and was later washed into it by meltwater.

From Science Magazine