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Snow shadows appear blue due to the way light interacts with snow and the surrounding environment. When sunlight hits the snow, it scatters in different directions, but in areas where the snow is less illuminated, like shadows, the light that reaches those areas is primarily from the sky. This indirect light has a bluish tint, as shorter wavelengths (blue light) scatter more than longer wavelengths (red light). Consequently, the shadows cast on the snow can take on a blue hue, contrasting with the brighter white of the sunlit snow.

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