diff --git a/chunk.py b/chunk.py
index 474bc76..91f8ac5 100644
--- a/chunk.py
+++ b/chunk.py
@@ -334,17 +334,19 @@ class ChunkRenderer(object):
                             img.paste(t[0], (imgx, imgy), t[1])
 
                         # Draw edge lines
-			if blockid in (44,78,): # step block, snow
-			   half = 6
-			else:
-			   half = 0
+                        if blockid in (44,): # step block
+                           increment = 6
+                        elif blockid in (78,): # snow
+                           increment = 9
+                        else:
+                           increment = 0
 
                         if blockid not in transparent_blocks:
                             draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
                             if x != 15 and blocks[x+1,y,z] == 0:
-                                draw.line(((imgx+12,imgy+half), (imgx+22,imgy+5+half)), fill=(0,0,0), width=1)
+                                draw.line(((imgx+12,imgy+increment), (imgx+22,imgy+5+increment)), fill=(0,0,0), width=1)
                             if y != 0 and blocks[x,y-1,z] == 0:
-                                draw.line(((imgx,imgy+6+half), (imgx+12,imgy+half)), fill=(0,0,0), width=1)
+                                draw.line(((imgx,imgy+6+increment), (imgx+12,imgy+increment)), fill=(0,0,0), width=1)
 
 
                     finally:
diff --git a/textures.py b/textures.py
index b9285d4..5bb7382 100644
--- a/textures.py
+++ b/textures.py
@@ -151,14 +151,20 @@ def _transform_image_side(img, blockID):
     """Takes an image and shears it for the left side of the cube (reflect for
     the right side)"""
 
-    if blockID in (44,78,): # step block, snow
-        # make the top half transpartent
+    if blockID in (44,): # step block
+        # make the top half transparent
         # (don't just crop img, since we want the size of
         # img to be unchanged
         mask = img.crop((0,8,16,16))
         n = Image.new(img.mode, img.size, (38,92,255,0))
         n.paste(mask,(0,0,16,8), mask)
         img = n
+    if blockID in (78,): # snow
+        # make the top three quarters transparent
+        mask = img.crop((0,12,16,16))
+        n = Image.new(img.mode, img.size, (38,92,255,0))
+        n.paste(mask,(0,12,16,16), mask)
+        img = n
 
     # Size of the cube side before shear
     img = img.resize((12,12))
@@ -215,11 +221,16 @@ def _build_block(top, side, blockID=None):
         img.paste(side, (2,6), side)
         img.paste(otherside, (10,6), otherside)
         img.paste(top, (0,2), top)
-    elif blockID in (44,78,): # half step, snow
+    elif blockID in (44,): # half step
         # shift each texture down 6 pixels
         img.paste(side, (0,12), side)
         img.paste(otherside, (12,12), otherside)
         img.paste(top, (0,6), top)
+    elif blockID in (78,): # snow
+        # shift each texture down 9 pixels
+        img.paste(side, (0,6), side)
+        img.paste(otherside, (12,6), otherside)
+        img.paste(top, (0,9), top)
     else:
         img.paste(side, (0,6), side)
         img.paste(otherside, (12,6), otherside)