Definition of red snow
: snow colored by various airborne dusts or by a growth of algae (as of the genus Chlamydomonas) that contain red pigment and live in the upper layer of snow also : an alga causing red snow
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Recent Examples on the Web On the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe, a summer’s hike will lead you to discover beautiful Mariposa lilies, yellow plantain buttercup, fields of lupines, brilliantly red snow plant, white phlox, orange paintbrush, and more pussypaws.
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Matt Ritter, Sunset Magazine, "Find the Real Super Blooms This Summer with the Ultimate Floral Road Trip," 6 Mar. 2020 Cerveny said that Charles Darwin once encountered red snow in the Andes, while pink snow was reported in the U.S., in Alma, Colo., in 1895.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Like 'skiing on Mars:' Orange snow blankets Eastern Europe," 26 Mar. 2018 At the Jumunjin Fish Market, the largest fish market on South Korea’s east coast, vendors sell red snow crab, octopus, mackerel, sole, flounder and a whole medley of sashimi.
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Soon Kang, charlotteobserver, "Olympic host region known for simple, heartwarming fare | Charlotte Observer," 20 Feb. 2018
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The first known use of red snow was in 1678
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