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Granular Snow - Loose, Wet, and Frozen Granular Snow

By Mike Doyle, About.com

Definition: Granular snow is snow with the consistency of small pellets. types of granular snow includes loose, wet, and frozen granular snow.

Loose Granular Snow - Loose Granular is small, loose pellets of snow that is created by the grooming of wet or icy snow.

Wet Granular Snow - Wet Granular is very wet snow, often found in spring conditions. This snow will form a snowball.

Frozen Granular Snow - Frozen granular is frozen snow with a consistency like sugar.

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