I never understood that concept since snow seems so dense and compact that it wouldn’t provide enough hydration in a life or death scenario. Wouldn’t it be a viable method?
In: Biology
Your body needs to work harder to convert the snow to water. Snow is very cold, so you body has to heat the snow first before it’s turned to water.
There’s also the high chance of the snow being contaminated with bacteria, animal droppings, or any other contaminates.
In a survival situation it would be a bad idea to eat snow since it would drop your bodies temperature and potentially cause hypothermia.
You can however melt snow and purify it like any other water source.
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