Walkthrough: Snowhead Temple

[Dark Link]

[shadow=dimgray,left,300]SNOWHEAD TEMPLE[/shadow]

Snowhead Temple - Small Key Guide
As you explore the Snowhead Temple, you'll require four Small Keys. If you come to a locked door as you follow my directions to the Boss Key and other items in the dungeon, use this guide to determine which Small Keys you may have missed.

Small Key One - From the entrance, equip the Goron Mask and smash the icicles out of your way, then push the block behind them to enter the next room. Enter the right door, then Goron Roll across the bridge and enter the door on the left. Cross the room to enter the yellow door on the far side, then turn left and pull back the two stacked blocks. Go behind the blocks into an alcove to open the Chest for a Small Key.

Small Key Two - From the entrance, equip the Goron Mask and smash the icicles out of your way, then grab and push the block behind them to enter the next room. Remove the Goron Mask and enter the left door (Small Key One required), then go to the far end of the room and Bomb the cracked wall to enter the new passage. In the next room, shoot all the icicles hanging from the ceiling with arrows to clear the pedestals below of ice blocks, then jump from pedestal to pedestal to reach the large platform with the snow boulder. Equip the Goron Mask and Goron Punch it to reveal a Chest. Open the Chest to get a Small Key.

Small Key Three - From the entrance, equip the Goron Mask and smash the icicles out of your way, then push the block behind them to enter the next room. Enter the right door, then Goron Roll across the bridge. Turn left and go to the door, then turn left again and walk out onto the ledge. Shoot Fire Arrows to remove all three Freezards and the ice block to make a Chest appear on the far end of the ledge. Open the Chest to get the Small Key.

Snowhead Temple - Get the Fire Arrows
From the entrance, equip the Goron Mask and smash the icicles out of your way, then push the block behind them to enter the next room. Enter the left door (Small Key required), then go to the far end of the room and Bomb the cracked wall to enter the new passage to the second floor.

In the next room, follow the right wall and go through the locked door (Small Key required) to enter a room with a large, shallow chasm in the center. Solve the Pedestal Puzzle to exit to the central chamber. Equip the Goron Mask and Goron Roll across to the frozen door on the far side of the chamber, then turn right and slowly Goron Roll around the snowy bank to the next door.

Turn right again, then Goron Roll across the gap to a door. Remove the Goron Mask and enter, then defeat the Wizrobe to make a Chest appear. Open the Chest to get the Fire Arrows.

Snowhead Temple - Get the Boss Key
After getting the Fire Arrows, return to the entrance and use them to melt the ice over the red door, then enter. Turn left and follow the wall (use Fire Arrows) and go through the green door, then cross the pedestals to put your back to the center locked door. Light the three torches with Fire Arrows, then enter the center door when it unlocks. Goron Pound the floor switch to raise the platform in the central chamber, then remove the Goron Mask. Exit and turn right, crossing the platforms to exit. Use Fire Arrows to go through another green door.

Turn left and drop down to the basement, then follow the left wall into an opening to return to the first floor. Turn left and enter the blue door, then jump left to enter a new passage to the second floor. Go forward and stand on the low platform, then shoot a Fire Arrow at the frozen Eye Switch behind the Freezard. This will raise the platform. At the top, jump across to the ledge and go through the door. Then turn right and drop down onto the netting, Then go up the ladder.

Turn right and use Fire Arrows go up the stairs to the third floor. Goron Roll right around the ice bank to enter the door (Small Key required). Turn right and follow the right wall. Use Fire Arrows to enter the stairs to go to the fourth floor. Go through the door in the back-left corner, then go forward into the light green door on the far wall to battle the Wizrobe for a second time. Defeat him, then enter the door that unlocked and open the Chest for the Boss Key.

[Dark Link]

Snowhead Temple - Find Goht
After collecting the Boss Key, warp back to the entrance by playing the Song of Soaring. Enter the right door, Goron Roll across the bridge, then remove the Goron Mask and jump to the square platform, following the passage up to the second floor. Go forward and stand on the low platform, then shoot a Fire Arrow at the frozen Eye Switch behind the Freezard on the upper ledge to raise the platform.

Go through the door, then equip the Goron Mask and Goron Punch both of the blue sections of the central column to remove them. Turn right and drop down onto the netting, cross and go up the ladder. If you cannot follow this path, Link will need to raise the tower again. Turn right and go up the stairs to the third floor. Goron Punch one blue section of the column to remove it, then Goron Roll to the right around the snow bank and remove the final blue section.

Goron Roll back up the snow bank, then turn right and cross the top of the central column to a new passage. Goron Punch the snow boulders and enter the passage upstairs. Goron Roll to jump across the gap, then enter the Boss Door to face Goht.

Snowhead Temple - Defeat Goht
When you enter, turn right and shoot a Fire Arrow at Goht to remove the ice encasing him. Quickly equip the Goron Mask and Goron Roll behind him. When your spikes extend, roll into Goht to damage him. Stay to the inside of the track to avoid the obstacles that fall into your path. You will take three or four solid strikes to defeat Goht. If possible, knock down Goht and grind the spikes into his backside until your Magic Bar is depleted. When necessary, hit the green jars to refill your Magic Bar.

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