There was corn snow when we settled for the pea-gravel flats of the White River at Hesperia.

Spring touring can also access corn snow which some consider to be equal to powder snow.

Conditions encountered when heliskiing range from effortless powder or corn snow, to the most difficult snow possible such as breakable wind crust.

Grooming, on the other hand, can break up hard surfaces, loosening chunks to be formed into corn snow more readily than occurs with natural snow.

Barring those weather extremes, however, there promises to be some good skiing and good corn snow, particularly in the northern parts of New England.

With conditions from rough corn snow to wet slush, a warning is posted in the rental shop: "Are you wearing shorts?

It doesn't last long, but like corn snow and slopeside picnics, it's part of the roulette of spring skiing.

True corn snow is a delight to ski or ride once it softens in the afternoons.

Similar to corn snow but much larger.

The warm sunshine that comes with spring skiing means groomed trails and corn snow at many resorts.