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. It offers an ...

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.

Spring in the Sierra is all about chasing the corn cycle—an elusive window when the sun and air warm the firm morning ice and softens it to a perfect texture. Arrive too early, and you’ll have ...

What’s happened since. Participation in the corn snow fence program grew to a high point of 72 acres in 2021, which cost the state just over $500,000.