noun
corn snow; granular snow
Snow that has melted and refrozen into coarse, granular crystals, often found in spring. Used in skiing and mountaineering contexts.
春のスキー場では、粗目雪がよく見られる。
Corn snow is often seen at ski resorts in spring.
登山中に粗目雪で足を取られないように注意した。
I was careful not to get my feet caught in the granular snow while climbing.
ざらめ糖 is coarse sugar, while 粗目雪 refers to snow with a similar granular texture.
Compound of 粗目 (ざらめ, 'coarse, granular') and 雪 (ゆき, 'snow'). The term ざらめ originally referred to coarse sugar, and the snow is named for its similar granular appearance.