Usually means: Older, compacted snow; transitional stage.
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  7. firn: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (firn)

noun:  A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions.

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