Snow Block

Snow Block
Type:	Block, Solid
Mine with:	Shovel, Shears
Drops:	Itself
Stackable:	Yes, 64
Flammable:	No
Physics:	None
Found naturally:	Yes, generates during snow
Renewable:	Yes
Identifier:	snow_block

The snow block is a decorative block used to spawn the snow golem.

Obtaining

When mined with a shovel or shears, the snow block will drop itself. It is broken the fastest when using a shovel. Otherwise, it drops nothing.

Snow

While it is snowing, when a snow flake comes into contact with a block, if it is an air block or snow and it has solid blocks below it and on either side, there is a 1/20 chance of a snow block being generated.

Crafting

The snow block is crafted using four snow balls.

Usage

Snow Golem

When a pumpkin is placed onto two snow blocks on top of each other, it will spawn a snow golem.

Crafting Ingredient

The snow block can be used to craft ice, which can otherwise only be obtained as an item by mining ice with a pickaxe enchanted with silk touch.

History

Version	Date	Changes
Prior to 1.4.34	Day 15	Added the snow block Crafted from snow balls, can be made into ice
Prior to 1.4.34	Day 20	Snow blocks form in 1x1 areas while it snows
1.23	Oct 31, 2012	Snow and snow blocks are placed correctly when snowing
1.26.5	Jul 03, 2014	New texture for snow block

Gallery

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  A snow block that has been generated in a hole while it is snowing

See Also

• Snow golem
• Snow
• Snow ball