You can get a sunburn on your face from sunlight reflecting off snow because
A) It is the ultraviolet light that burns you, and it reflects and scatters off the snow also.
B) The snow adds high energy light through resonance before it reflects.
C) The snow brightens the reflected a lot.
D) It is the cold weather - not the light -- that burns your face.

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Snow reflects up to 80% of UV radiation, increasing exposure and risk of sunburn. This reflection, not added energy or brightness, causes burns. Cold weather does not cause sunburn; UV radiation does.

You Can Get a Sunburn on Your Face from Sunlight