Block

Snow block in Minecraft

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Present since 1.0 or earlier Mined with: shovel Stack size: 64

Snow is a thin snow layer that stacks up to eight high; a shovel turns it into snowballs. Ice and snow cover the cold biomes, from snowy plains to frozen peaks. Ice and snow blocks share these basics; the Ice page explains them.

It is made with the Crafting Table from 3 × Snow Block. It is mined with a shovel and drops Snow Block or Snowball.

How to craft

Crafting table

6

3 × Snow Block → 6 × Snow

// Slots with several items cycle through every accepted option.

How Snow connects

4 links · from the 26.3 game data

In structures

share of blocks

VillageBuilding block14.2%

Abandoned CampBuilding block8.1%

Same family · tag #snow

Snow BlockPowder Snow

Drops when broken

Snow BlockSnowball

Block states

layers	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8

Tags

#minecraft:combination_step_sound_blocks#minecraft:enchantment_power_transmitter#minecraft:foxes_spawnable_on#minecraft:goats_spawnable_on#minecraft:mangrove_roots_can_grow_through#minecraft:mineable/shovel#minecraft:rabbits_spawnable_on#minecraft:replaceable#minecraft:snow#minecraft:washed_away_by_fluids#minecraft:wolves_spawnable_on

Snow · FAQ

How do you get Snow in Minecraft?

At the Crafting Table: 3 × Snow Block give 6 × Snow. Mining the block drops it, and it can also drop Snowball and Snow Block.

What is Snow used for in Minecraft?

It is a cold-biome block for slides, ice roads and winter builds.

What tool do you need to mine Snow?

The fastest tool is the shovel.

Can a piston move Snow?

No: when a piston pushes it, it breaks and drops as an item.