Why is the snow is white?

­To understand where the whiteness comes from, we need to back up and look at why different things have different colors in the first pla­ce. read more

Most of us recognize that water, in pure form, is colorless. With impurities, such as in a muddy river, water takes on multiple other hues. Snow can take on other hues as well depending on certain conditions. read more

The short answer is that snowflakes have so many light-reflecting surfaces they scatter the light into all of its colors, so snow appears white. The longer answer has to do with the way the human eye perceives color. read more