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Quick answer
- Powder snow is a trap block that you sink into.
- After about 7 seconds inside, you start taking freezing damage.
- Wear
Leather boots to walk on top of it.
Powder snow hides in snowy mountains. It looks like normal snow, but fall in and you'll freeze.
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Where to find it
- Snowy slopes and groves on mountains.
- Cauldrons fill with powder snow when it snows on them.
Staying safe
- Leather boots let you walk on it without sinking.
- Any piece of leather armour stops the freezing.
- Get out quickly. Freezing wears off once you're out.
Look before you stepPowder snow looks almost the same as normal snow. Wear leather boots in the mountains so it doesn't matter.
Collecting it
Use an empty bucket on it to scoop it up. Place it like water. You can't mine it as a block.
Mob traps
- Most mobs sink in and freeze.
- Skeletons that freeze in it turn into strays.
ClimbingYou can climb up through powder snow like a ladder when wearing leather boots.
Cheat sheet
- You sink and freeze after 7 seconds
- Leather boots to walk on it
- Collect with a bucket
- Turns skeletons into strays
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