Corn snow, in contrast, is smooth and fast and appeals to a broader audience. It all depends on the temperature of wherever you're skiing, but 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., as a general rule, is the best window ...

Corn snow emerges during spring, when daytime flakes melt and nighttime refreezes them to create a snowpack with soft, granular layers. The texture resembles tiny corn kernels.

Corn snow is snow that has matured through multiple iterations of melt-freeze cycles, most often during the springtime, according to the National Avalanche Center. With a thick layer of large-melt ...

Skiing corn can be a total gamechanger in much the same way powder can change your mood completely. It’s tricky though. It’s all a game of timing and new snow doesn’t add to its joyful nature.

At risk are the hefty snowpacks that produce an extended spring season with plenty of smooth-skiing corn snow, the type that requires cool nights and warm days to produce.

Travel A Vermont ski destination was just named among the best in North America for spring skiing The slopes stay open until June. Skiers ride a chair lift at Killington Ski Resort in Killington ...

In terms of any natural snow, there may be a few inches early next week at the highest resorts and perhaps a little more before the end of the month.

Corn snow, in contrast, is smooth and fast and appeals to a broader audience. It all depends on the temperature of wherever you're skiing, but 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., as a general rule, ...

If you've spent time around ski bums, you may have heard the phrase "corn snow." To those outside the know, this probably makes as much sense as helicopter skiing in Kansas.