A snow-covered mountain has a higher albedo than a dark-colored corn field. Therefore, it will reflect solar energy more than the field.
Does snow have a high or low albedo?
Dark surfaces absorb the rays from the sun (low albedo). Ice- and snow-covered areas have high albedo, and the ice-covered Arctic reflects solar radiation which otherwise would be absorbed by the oceans and cause the Earth's surface to heat up.
Why does snow have a high albedo?
Freshly fallen snow reflects incoming solar radiation very well and therefore has a high albedo. New snow typically has an albedo of 0.96 to 0.98 in the visible and near-UV range (Grenfell et al., 1994), and 0.8 averaged over the entire wavelength spectrum.
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