Park City Warns Guests To Avoid Eating Watermelon Snow

Park City Mountain Resort, Utah is warning guests that red (also known as watermelon) snow is not safe to consume.The phenomenon occurs when a type of algae that thrives in cold temperatures moves to the surface of the snowpack to bloom and divide. This typically happens in snowfields, and protected snow patches, at high elevations during the summer.Check out the photo of the watermelon snow below:Caption: "Watermelon 🍉 sugar is sweet - but watermelon snow is cool! This naturally oc