Does Snow Have a Scentt?

Question

In the article "The Scent of Snow" by Aubrey Allison, they discuss the intricacies of the question "Does Snow have a Scent" and their claim suggests that snow does not necessarily have a smell and says that humidity helps our noses smell, in cold temperatures odor molecules don’t travel far, and fewer of them make their way into our cold-numbed noses, but they do not provide any sources for their claim throughout that paragraph. However a quick Google search shows that they aren't lying about this, multiple sources like PBS, NASA, and Hyper air all generalize this statement as true.

Furthermore, in the second half of the article, Aubrey speaks about how The smell of snow, in some ways, is made up of the scent of our snowy environment: pine and fir trees; the environmental smells influence the way snow may smell, which almost contradictory to the first half of what the article is talking, even though that is somewhat true, but However again this statement is also true, having two true contradictory statements is not very credible when trying to talk your point.

Answer 1

Aubrey Allison's article "The Scent of Snow" asks if snow has a unique smell and makes two major points:
It Doesn't Smell Like Anything: Allison says that snow, made up of frozen water, doesn't smell like anything. Odor molecules don't move as quickly when it's cold, and our noses can't pick up on smells as well when it's cold. Scientists agree with this; an olfactory scientist, Pamela Dalton, says molecules move more slowly when cold, making outdoor smells less noticeable.
https://www.rd.com/article/why-you-can-smell-snow
Environmental Scents Affect How We Think: The article suggests that the "smell of snow" is the smell of the environment, like pine trees or chimney smoke, that becomes more visible when it snows. This point of view is supported by the fact that snow can pick up and carry smells from its surroundings, making smells different based on where you are.
https://sciencenotes.org/can-you-smell-snow
All of these points may seem to go against each other, but they show that the "scent of snow" comes from the environment during snowfall, not from the snow itself. So, both claims can be valid simultaneously, giving us a complete picture of the phenomenon.