diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d20b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.pyc
diff --git a/chunk.py b/chunk.py
index a1deab1..1fe427b 100644
--- a/chunk.py
+++ b/chunk.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def get_blockdata_array(level):
 
 # This set holds blocks ids that can be seen through, for occlusion calculations
 transparent_blocks = set([0, 6, 8, 9, 18, 20, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53,
-    59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85])
+    59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 85])
 
 def render_and_save(chunkfile, cachedir, cave=False):
     """Used as the entry point for the multiprocessing workers (since processes
@@ -337,12 +337,19 @@ class ChunkRenderer(object):
                             img.paste(t[0], (imgx, imgy), t[1])
 
                         # Draw edge lines
-                        if blockid not in transparent_blocks:
+                        if blockid in (44,): # step block
+                           increment = 6
+                        elif blockid in (78,): # snow
+                           increment = 9
+                        else:
+                           increment = 0
+
+                        if blockid not in transparent_blocks or blockid in (78,): #special case snow so the outline is still drawn
                             draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
                             if x != 15 and blocks[x+1,y,z] == 0:
-                                draw.line(((imgx+12,imgy), (imgx+22,imgy+5)), 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), (imgx+12,imgy)), 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 755dae7..1ba595c 100644
--- a/textures.py
+++ b/textures.py
@@ -152,13 +152,19 @@ def _transform_image_side(img, blockID=None):
     the right side)"""
 
     if blockID in (44,): # step block
-        # make the top half transpartent
+        # 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))
@@ -220,6 +226,11 @@ def _build_block(top, side, blockID=None):
         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)