How To Make Blocks Of Snow

This article is about the thin cover acquired by snowfall. For the total block, run across Snowfall Block. For the weather condition status, encounter Snowfall. For the projectile, see Snowball. For other uses, see Snowfall (disambiguation).

Snow ^[a] is a basis cover cake that is commonly caused by snowfall.

Obtaining [ ]

Breaking [ ]

In Java Edition, destroying snow with a not-Silk-Touch on shovel yields one snowball per layer. Explosions by TNT or creepers also crusade snow to yield a snowball. Snow drops itself when mined using a shovel enchanted with Silk Touch. Any other tool, fifty-fifty if enchanted with Silk Touch, destroys the snow and drops nix.

In Bedrock Edition, destroying snow with a shovel yields 1-4 snowballs. The number of snowballs acquired is as follows: 1 snowball for snow layers 0-2, 2 snowballs for snow layers 3-four, 3 snowballs for snow layers 5-6 and 4 snowballs for snow layer 7 and total snowfall blocks. Unlike Java Edition, shovels enchanted with Silk Touch cause snowfall to driblet snowballs. Snowfall tin likewise be removed by using a shovel on information technology if at that place is no cake direct above the snow layer, yielding 1-4 snowballs. One snowball is dropped - regardless of the amount of layers - if snow falls into an invalid block infinite afterwards its back up block is destroyed.

Block	Snow
Hardness	0.1
Tool
Breaking fourth dimension^[A]
Default	0.five
Wooden	0.1
Stone	0.05
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Netherite	0.05
Golden	0.05

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more data, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation [ ]

Snow naturally generates in snowy biomes, cold biomes, and other biomes depending on the elevation and temperature. Simply blocks with directly access to the sky can generate snow layers naturally (with the exception of some snowy villages, which are intentionally made to generate actress snow in areas inaccessible to the sky).^[i]

Snowfall generates where at that place is sky admission atop buildings in snowy taiga villages.‌^{[ Bedrock Edition merely ]}

Snow generates as piles and in multiple layers as part of many snowy plains village structures.

Snow generates exclusively in single layers in Coffee Edition, only can generate in multiple layers in Bedrock Edition.

Snowfall also generates in ancient cities.

Crafting [ ]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snow Cake	6

Post-generation [ ]

Weather [ ]

In snowy biomes or in cold biomes at higher altitudes, the weather can produce snow instead of pelting. In snowy atmospheric condition, snow generates on random blocks with a complete solid top surface at integer y-values, with a block low-cal level of nine or less, with the exception of water ice and packed water ice.

Below are the altitudes at which rain ends and snow begins, depending on the biome. The exact height of the snow line is randomized: take taiga for example, the everyman possible snow layer forms at y level 153, and the lowest summit where snow forms at all locations is y=168, with snow lines ranging between y levels 153 and 168 beyond different locations.

Biome	Layer
All snowy biomes	y -64 (All altitudes)
Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills Stony Shore Windswept Wood	y 113–128
Taiga Old Growth Bandbox Taiga	y 153–168
Old Growth Pine Taiga	y 193–208
All others except Dry/Hot Biomes	Above y 320 (not possible)
Frozen Ocean Deep Frozen Bounding main	Depends on location

In Boulder Edition, upwards to ii layers of elevation snow tin can build up during snowfall. In Coffee Edition, snow creates 1 layer of snow past default, and the number of layers that can accumulate can be altered by the game rule snowAccumulationHeight: setting it to 0 makes no snow class at all, and setting it to 8 or above lets snow form up to the level of a total block.

Snow layers exercise not generate if the game rule doWeatherCycle has been prepare to false.‌^{[ Bedrock Edition only ]}

Snow golems [ ]

Snowfall golems generate a trail of snow in snowy, cold, and some medium biomes, or whatever non-dry biome in Bedrock Edition.

Usage [ ]

Snowfall can be placed only on a solid cake that is not water ice. In Java Edition, snow breaks if its support cake is removed. In Bedrock Edition, snow is affected by gravity and falls if it becomes unsupported, and breaks if it falls onto an unsuitable block. A player can bound upwardly 1 block and 3 snowfall layers.

Cover [ ]

If the snowfall is on a grass block (or mycelium or podzol in Java Edition ^[2]) the basis cover turns white on the top and around the sides. Snow does not damage tilled and hydrated field areas – it cannot be placed on farmland. A gravity-affected block like sand or gravel does not autumn if snow covers the block below it, simply the gravity-affected block does replace a snow layer when falling onto it. The texture of the grass block changes to snowy when a single layer of snow is placed on elevation.^[3] ^[iv] Thicker layers of snow causes the grass block to revert to obviously dirt when the block receives a random tick, like to regular grass when covered by an opaque block. A plain dirt cake with a single layer of snow on top gains a snowy texture if grass spreads to it.

In Boulder Edition, if leaves are topped with a layer of snowfall, particles of snow announced to fall through the leaves from the snow layer.

In Boulder Edition, snow layers can occupy the same space every bit one-block flowers, mushrooms, and one-block ferns and grass, (yet two-cake alpine plants practise not work)^[5] and can be layered and mined commonly. Placing snow on already-existing constitute blocks causes snow to appear around them, just placing plants into an expanse where there is snow removes the snow.^[half-dozen]

Snow layers tin be used to kill nylium.^[vii]

Melting [ ]

Snow melts if at that place is a rut block,‌^{[ BE & EE just ]} or block light level of 12 or more. In Bedrock Edition, it also melts in dry biomes, regardless of cake lite or daylight level. If there are multiple layers, layers melt gradually in Bedrock Edition, just they cook all at in one case in Java.

Some light sources tin cook snow only many cannot. The melt radius is taxicab altitude.


Detail	Melt radius
Beacon	3
Campfire	3
Soul Campfire	-
Conduit	3
Glow Lichen	-
Glowstone	3
Jack o'Lantern	three
Lantern	3
Soul Lantern	-
Lava	3
Redstone Lamp	3
Respawn Anchor 1/four Charge	-
Respawn Ballast ii/4 Charge	-
Respawn Anchor three/4 Charge	-
Respawn Anchor 4/4 Charge	3
1 Sea Pickle	-
2 Sea Pickles	-
3 Sea Pickles	-
four Body of water Pickles	3
Shroomlight	three
Froglight	3
End Rod	two
Torch	2
Soul Torch	-
Redstone Torch	-
Ender Chest	-
Furnace	one
Blast Furnace	1
Smoker	1
Crying Obsidian	-
Magma Cake	-
Brewing Stand	-
Brown Mushroom	-
Dragon Egg	-
Redstone Ore	-
End Portal Frame	-
Burn down	3
Soul Fire	-
Nether Portal	-
Sea Lantern	3

Foxes [ ]

When a fox gets stuck in the snow after missing an assault on prey, it emits particles as it emerges from the snow.

Sounds [ ]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation primal	Book	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Cake broken	Blocks	In one case the block has broken	`cake.snow.pause`	`subtitles.cake.generic.interruption`	ane.0	0.eight	sixteen
None ^{[sound one]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the cake with autumn impairment	`block.snow.fall`	None ^{[sound 1]}	0.five	0.75	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being cleaved	`cake.snow.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.striking`	0.25	0.5	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the cake is placed	`block.snowfall.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	ane.0	0.8	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`cake.snowfall.footstep`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.fifteen	1.0	16

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Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	In one case the block has broken	`dig.snow`	one.0	0.eight-1.0
Players	Falling on the block with fall harm	`fall.snow`	0.4	1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.snow`	0.35	0.five
Players	Jumping from the cake	`jump.snow`	0.12	one.0
Players	Falling on the cake without autumn damage	`country.snow`	0.22	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`pace.snow`	0.3	one.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.snow`	1.0	0.8-i.0

Data values [ ]

ID [ ]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Class	Block tags	Translation cardinal
Snow	`snowfall`	Block & Item	`inside_step_sound_blocks` `snow` `mineable/shovel`	`cake.minecraft.snow`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Course	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Top Snowfall	`snow_layer`	`78`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i ii]}	Identical^{[i three]}	`tile.snow_layer.name`

↑ ID of cake's directly item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /requite command.
↑ The block'due south direct item form has the same id with the block.

Block states [ ]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
layers	`ane`	`1` `two` `3` `iv` `5` `6` `seven` `8`	The number of layers thick. Each layer adds two pixels to the cake height, and each layer after the starting time adds two pixels to the collision box.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata $.25	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
superlative	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5` `half-dozen` `7`	`0` `1` `ii` `3` `4` `5` `half dozen` `seven`	The number of layers in improver to the bottom layer.
covered_bit	`0x8`	`simulated`	`true` `false`	`0` `i`	True if the snow is covering a institute.

History [ ]

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Java Edition Classic
May 20, 2009					Notch briefly mentioned, "Winter is an crawly idea. I tin see snow and tiles slowly getting covered in a layer of snowfall. Also, ice on lakes. :D"
May 21, 2009					Notch reveals that snowfall "on top of topmost tiles" was on his to-practise listing.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.4					Snowfall has been added to maps but in winter manner. When creating a new save, a map has a 1/4 risk of having worldwide snowfall. When falling on exposed country, a thin snow layer is created.
v1.0.4					Snow can not fall onto any non solid blocks, and instead falls through them. The exception to this is leaves.
v1.0.5					Disturbing a snow layer by any means other than replacing it now causes a snowball to driblet. This includes melting and mining snow or the block under information technology.
					A player can now easily harvest snow by placing a block of water. Past doing and so, the role player receives a big amount of snowballs with piddling effort.
					Snow can now fall onto many not solid blocks including drinking glass, stairs, slabs, doors, signs, and pressure plates.
v1.0.5_01					Snowballs can now be harvested from snow only by using with shovels.
v1.0.17					Snow tin can no longer fall on non solid blocks, including leaves. Any snow on elevation of non solid blocks break given a block update.
v1.2.0		preview			With the removal of Winter Way, snow can no longer regenerate.
Java Edition Beta
ane.5					Stacked snow layers accept been added. They practise non generate naturally and cannot be placed. Layers 1-three take no collision, while 4-8 all have a half block collision.
					Snow regeneration has at present returned every bit part of the new weather condition features.^[eight]
					Snow can now occur in chill biomes.
1.vii					The side textures of snow layers one-seven are now aligned to the bottom of the block instead of the tiptop.
ane.viii		Pre-release			Snow biomes accept been temporarily removed as Notch is currently trying to ameliorate them.
ane.viii		Pre-release			Dropped snow layer items no longer announced larger than normal blocks.
Java Edition
i.0.0		Beta i.9 Prerelease			Snowfall biomes have been re-added.
i.0.0		Beta i.9 Prerelease			Snowfall now occurs in tundra biomes, every bit well as arctic biomes.
i.three.i		12w21a			Snow has been made bachelor in the creative inventory.
1.5		13w05a			Snow tin can now be crafted and is obtainable in Survival mode.
1.5		13w05a			Stacked snowfall layers at present have correct collisions, and tin exist placed.
?					Single snow layers at present accept standoff. Walking on top of them is equivalent to walking atop a full block below them.
?					Unmarried snowfall layers no longer have standoff.
1.8		14w28b			The number of snowballs dropped from snow has been increased from 1-8 to ii-9, depending on thickness.
1.13		17w47a			The ID of snow has been changed from `snow_layer` to `snow`.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block'south numeral ID was 78.
					Layer 1 snow at present has empty collision instead of solid collision of meridian 0, allowing entities to in one case once more laissez passer through information technology.
i.14		18w43a			The texture of snow has been changed.
		18w49a			Snow at present generate in the updated snowy tundra villages.
		19w03c			Seven layer high snowfall now uses right cullface arguments.
1.19		22w13a			Snow at present generate as part of ancient cities.
1.nineteen.3		22w44a			Added the game rule `snowAccumulationHeight`.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release					Added snow to the world generation.
v0.4.0					The model of snow has been changed.
v0.8.0		build 2			Added snow to the Creative style inventory.
v0.12.1		build 1			Stacked snow layers accept been added. They can exist placed. Layers i-3 have no standoff, while 4-8 all accept a one-half block collision.
					Snow is now affected by gravity, so that unsupported snow layers bear witness falling dust particles.
					Snow tin can now be placed within flowers, mushrooms and tall grass.
					Snow is now obtained by using a shovel on it. Previously, snow was mined like whatsoever clay-blazon block.
Boulder Edition
1.2.0		?			Snow layers tin now generate in farthermost hills biomes.
one.10.0		beta ane.ten.0.3			The texture of snow has been changed.
1.sixteen.0		beta i.fifteen.0.51			Snowfall now drops itself when mined with a Silk Touch shovel.
Legacy Panel Edition
TU1	CU1	i.0	Patch i	1.0.ane	Added snowfall.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.iv	Snowfall can now be placed on pinnacle of upside-down stairs.
TU69	CU57	i.76	Patch 38	1.0.iv	Snow is now afflicted by gravity.
		1.90			The texture of snow has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added snow.

Issues [ ]

Issues relating to "Snow", "Snow layer", or "Summit snow" are maintained on the issues tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia [ ]

Snow tin can be stacked to a total block beside a cactus without destroying the cactus.
Snowfall layers of two to 7 thickness foreclose hostile mobs from spawning.
In Spectator manner, a player positioned at the correct height tin see the snowy texture of the tiptop of the grass blocks.