Editing GBA Snow Land

|image=[[File:MKSC Snow Land Starting Line.png|240px]]

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 2) (2022)<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2022)

|tours=[[Holiday Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Exploration Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Princess Tour]]

|sample=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC-Music-SnowLand.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:Switch GBA SnowLand BCP.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:Switch GBA SnowLand Frontrunning BCP.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT GBA Snow Land Theme.oga]]

{{distinguish|Ice Land}}

{{quote|Proverbe du Pays Neigeux : « Qui taquine les pingouins, finit par tomber dans le ravin. » <small>(Snow Land proverb: "Those who tease the penguins end up falling into the ravine.")</small>|Official French ''Mario Kart'' {{wp|Facebook}} page<ref>MarioKartFR (August 17, 2022). [https://www.facebook.com/MarioKartFR/photos/2813515598792297/ ''Facebook'']. Retrieved November 27, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/evo7z Archived] November 27, 2022, 21:58:50 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>}}

'''Snow Land''' is the first course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Like most ice courses from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, Snow Land is a very slippery track which requires accurate steering. Similar to [[N64 Frappe Snowland|Frappe Snowland]], [[Snowman|snowmen]] appear as obstacles on this course though bumping into them does not cause the player to spin out. Spinning [[penguin]]s also appear as obstacles, which can cause the player to spin out. A portion of this course's music resembles a section from [[N64 Choco Mountain|Choco Mountain]]'s music from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. In ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', the course's background is used on [[Vanilla Lake|SNES Vanilla Lake]] [[SNES Vanilla Lake 1|1]] and [[SNES Vanilla Lake 2|2]] from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.

Snow Land returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second course of the [[Propeller Cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Holiday Tour (2022)|2022 Holiday Tour]].

The course takes place atop a frozen body of water, with the main road being dark blue ice and the sides of the road being lined with light blue ice and snow. The course begins with a 90° turn to the right, the first set of [[Item Box]]es, and a 90° turn to the left. There is then a 135° right turn followed by a straightaway; in the middle of the road here is a long line of the course's only coins. Racers then take another 135° right turn followed by a slight right and a U-turn to the left. The course then continues with a brief straight and two 90° right turns, along which there are holes in the ice and spinning [[Penguin]]s as obstacles. Afterwards, racer encounter another item set as well as a [[Dash Panel|speed strip]] on the left side of the road. They then take a 45° right turn, 90° left turn, and another 45° right turn. A 90° right turn and a brief straightaway then bring racers to the finish line.

Throughout the course as a whole, trees and [[Snowman|snowmen]] appear at the sides of the road as potential obstacles. Additionally, the bumpiness of the course causes the camera to slightly shake during each race.

The first notable shortcut can be found after the second turn. By not taking the entire subsequent turn and driving to the left of the main road, the player can access an alternate route with several speed strips.

 

The second notable shortcut can be found at the second 135° right turn. By driving between holes in the ice to the right of the main road, the player can cut off the turn and access an extra set of Item Boxes. A very similar shortcut can also be found just before the last item set, but it results in the player missing the item set instead.

 

Lastly, the player can use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] to reach a ramp to the left of the 90° turn at the end of the track, cutting it off.

[[File:MK8-course-GBA SnowLand.jpg|250px|thumb|right|{{classic|GBA|Snow Land}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]

Snow Land makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 2 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. It appears as the second course of the [[Propeller Cup]]. The course has received dramatic visual upgrades, and now features more elevated portions, similar to {{classic link|GBA|Cheese Land}}. The course's starting line is now on a bridge that connects the first and last bends of the course together, and the U-turn in the middle is now a sheet of ice with a water hole in the middle, replacing the smaller water holes in the main road. The first part of the course is now set in a forested area, and the [[Snowman|snowmen]] reappear there. Penguins now roam around the course, and act similar to the [[Skating Shy Guy]]s in {{classic link|GCN|Sherbet Land}}. The ice spires in the course's background now have a slight purple hue, like the sky. Additionally, unlike {{classic link|GBA|Ribbon Road}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and designs for GBA courses in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the original layout was recreated relatively faithfully despite the elevation changes, though the ice paths and shortcut in the upper right portion of the course were removed. The latter has been replaced by a different shortcut that involves boosting through an elevated portion of snow signified by a snowman that skips the turn after the straight away. The shortcut located on the second final straight away now features an opening in the wall rather than two ramps before it, the [[Dash Panel]] previously in this area was removed, and an additional ramp has been added at the final turn. The course's music has also received an additional intro that was not present in the original. Curiously, the minimap does not reflect the hole in the ice being rough and jagged, with it looking round as in ''Mario Kart Tour''. This also applies to minor tweaks made to the jump section, as the gap is shorter compared to ''Tour'' and the landing spot has been widened.

Barring the ''Mario Kart Tour'' tracks, Snow Land is the only course added in the second wave of the Booster Course Pass that had never previously appeared outside of its debut, and is one of two courses in the DLC with this distinction, alongside {{classic link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}.

[[File:MKT GBA Snow Land Scene 1.png|250px|thumb|left|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

Snow Land returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting in the [[Holiday Tour (2022)|2022 Holiday Tour]]. While the layout of the track does not change, the course features several differences compared to its appearance in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', making it resemble its original counterpart as well. For example, the main road is no longer shiny and has been reverted to the more ice-like design of the original rather than the frozen road design in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. The large shards of ice in the background do not have a purple hue anymore. The penguins have been moved to the first part of the track, as opposed to appearing in the ending section. The hole in the iced-over lake has been filled in with a snow patch, a ramp is added before that section and the ramp ending it now has a [[Dash Panel]]. The blocks separating the road before and after the U-turn have been removed. Additionally, the [[Item Boxes]] are no longer moving from the road to the end of the U-turn, instead being placed above the ramp before the latter. The player can no longer pass through the trees in the forest section of the course.  

The course also appears as '''Snow Land R''' (reversed), '''Snow Land T''' (with ramps) and '''Snow Land R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, the Penguins can slide around instead of walk, and there are [[Skating Shy Guy]]s on the lake. In the T variant, several water geysers appear on the lake. In the R/T variant, there are several [[Thwomp]]s and racers can use a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] at the end of the course to glide over the finish line.

MKT Icon SnowLandGBA MarioSanta.png|The course icon

MKT Icon SnowLandRGBA PeachWedding.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon SnowLandTGBA LarryWintertime.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon SnowLandRTGBA PenguinToadette.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

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MKT Snow Land Pic 1.jpg|thumb|[[Mario|Mario (Santa)]], [[Bowser|Bowser (Santa)]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Holiday Cheer)]], [[Yoshi|Yoshi (Reindeer)]], and [[Larry Koopa|Larry (Wintertime)]] driving on the course

|Jpn=スノーランド

|JpnR=Sunō Rando

|JpnM=Snow Land

|ChiS=白雪天地

|ChiSR=Báixuě Tiāndì

|ChiS2=冰天雪地

|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''

|ChiS2C=<ref>From the iQue localization prototype.</ref>

|Fre=Pays Neigeux

|FreM=Snowy Land

|Spa=Tierra Nevada

|SpaM=Snowed Land

|SpaN=Written as "Tierra nevada" in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' European instruction booklet<ref name="SCname">[https://fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioKartSuperCircuit_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario Kart Super Circuit'' European instruction booklet]</ref>