Benefits of snow

[strange]

Does snow improve the watering conditions for soldiers and horses?

My thought here is that a handful of snow (as long as its not yellow) is rather good for short term refreshment and might save you from having to make desperate moves for watering places like creeks, lakes and rivers.

On the otherhand, if its too cold and if the snow is harder solid and not fresh enough, you won't get as much good out of it. And eating the best snow is still not efficient for higher quantities of water which you would probably need for horses (one would have to gather up quite a bit of snow just to equal one glass of water.).

Any thoughts on this? Any accounts of the positive and negatives from fighting in the snow and keeping hydrated?

[joewiggs]

An interesting perspective and point of view in attempting to define another angle of any possibility that may have benefited the military thus, per chance, altering the final outcome of this battle.

There are times when soft snow may be procured without the harsh wintry conditions of freezing winds and frigid cold. In those exceptions, snow may be beneficial as a source of fresh water for weary steeds and men. Unfortunately, that same white covering would have made even better targets of the soldiers (to the warriors) which would have resulted in even a quicker extermination of the troops.

An interesting thought though and one I have never encountered before! Congratulations Dr. Strange for possessing a wonderfully open thought process!

In summation, the benefits of a clean, thirst quenching white powdery snow would be far outweighed by the exposure of a pristine white background.

[stumblingbear]

What did you mean about as long as the snow not being, "yellow?"

[joewiggs]

Strange meant that as long as the snow did not 'age" to long thus turning off-white!