Snowhead Temple
Snowhead Temple is the second dungeon in Majora's Mask, located in the Mountain area of Termina.
From the entrance go through the blue door on the right side of the room.
In the next room, put on the Goron mask, charge up a roll, and spin across the bridge. You can look below at the pillar that supports the ramp to find Stray Fairy #1. You can also spot Stray Fairy #2 in a bubble next to one of the ice enemies on the side of the wall. Go through the blue door to the left, and then turn right and go down a set of stairs.
If you are wearing the Goron Mask, you will be able to walk over the lava here. In one of the pools you'll find a switch. Step on it as Goron Link to make a chest appear that holds a Stray Fairy #3. Run back up the stairs, and back through the blue door.
Switch to normal Link and jump over to the small ledge to the left. In the next room, you will find a Real Bombchu, Stray Fairy #4, and a chest that holds the Dungeon Map.
Exit this room, and then go back through the blue door. Run across to the yellow door, and go inside.
Find the two gray boxes and pull them backward to reveal a small room with a chest. Open the chest to find the first small key of the dungeon. Then push or pull the two blocks all the way to the far end of the room where it will drop down into the ground slightly and a chest will appear on a ledge above. With your newly acquired small key, return to the entrance room and go through the locked door.
In this next room, get the compass, and then bomb the cracked wall in the back of the room to reveal a staircase to the next area.
In this area, you will find pillars with frozen blocks on top of them. To get past them arm your bow and look toward the ceiling. Shoot the icicles at the top of the room, and they will fall down and destroy the blocks, clearing a path for you. Jump from pillar to pillar to reach the giant snowball. Turn into Goron Link to smash the snowball and find a chest holding another small key. Equip the Lens of Truth to look for a hidden alcove on the wall with Stray Fairy #5.
Exit through the locked door to find yourself in a small puzzle room. There is a hidden fairy here, so equip the Lens of Truth again and look at ceiling for a hidden area with Stray Fairy #6 in a bubble. Now, turn into Goron Link and stomp the gold platform to make two appear, one in front of the exit door and another making a platform that you will be able to reach the other side of the room with. Switch to Link and jump from the platform to the far ledge, then turn back into the Goron. Pound the blue platform, then switch back to normal Link to run back to the large gold one that you jumped on a few seconds ago. Stomp it as the Goron to reveal the door. As Link, use the lower blue platform to haul yourself up the ledge and exit the room.
After you enter this area switch to Goron Link and roll across the bridge. Then roll along the snowy slope to your left, and then over one more bridge to reach a mini-boss.
This guy isn't too tough as long as you wear the Bunny Hood. He will teleport himself around the room, and then stop on one square and shoot a freezing spell at you. If you hit him while he is spinning, you can prevent a lot of pain and suffering. After you hit him a couple times, he will teleport even more around the room, which is why you want to be wearing the Bunny Hood.
As soon as he solidifies, hit him with your sword, and then wait for him to reappear to repeat your pummeling. When you defeat him, Link will receive the Fire Arrows. Now that you have the Fire Arrows, you need to get the final small key.
As you roll back across the bridge, head back to the room with the real bombchu and use yours Lens of Truth to spot a pathway leading up to a hidden alcove at the top with Stray Fairy #7
Return to the first room where you rolled across the bridge. Equip the fire arrows and melt all of the ice in the room to make a chest appear. Open the chest to get the final key. Go to the room with the frozen block and melt the block as well as the switch in the far corner.
Now go back to the room with the frozen block and switch, and melt them both. Step on the switch to make a chest appear in the far corner, and push the block to get Stray Fairy #8. You can find Stray Fairy #9 in the crate above the doorway you blew open. Push the block to the corner and toss a bomb at the crate to open it. Then jump to the far ledge that has a silver door, and hop across the 2 block platform and open the chest on the other side for Stray Fairy #10.
Next you need to find a way to get to the top of the center "silo", so return to the big round area with the white platform in the center.
Melt the ice around the green doors and go inside. Light the torches using arrows to open a door, and melt the ice monsters to make a chest holding Stray Fairy #11 appear. Go inside the newly opened door, and stomp it as Goron Link. The giant pillar will race to the ceiling.
Then work your way up the room by going through the Real Bombchu room (if you go the other way, your path will be blocked by the pillar). Shoot the switch to make the platform rise, and use Goron Link to roll along the showy walls as you climb up the center silo. When you reach the snowy room with the snowball throwing Eenos, look for an odd snow pattern on the wall and use the Lens of Truth to pop the bubble containing Stray Fairy #12.
Before you reach the top, you will enter a room with two Dinofols. Defeat them the same way you did the single one while in Woodfall Temple, and then you will receive Stray Fairies #13 and 14.
At the top, you will see the white platform once again. Run across it and you will have to fight the mini-boss a second time. The strategy to defeat him this time is the same as before, except he has more teleporters to zip around to.
When you defeat him this second time, a door will open which will give you access to the Boss Key, but you will have one more thing to do before you can reach this temple's minion. Since the large central pillar has risen to the top of the central room, it is blocking the path to the boss's door. What you need to do is make your way up to the blue portions of the pillar and punch them as Goron Link.
Once that is done, you will finally be able to reach the boss door. though before you go, look down with the Lens of Truth to find a hidden alcove far below. The only safe way to get down to get Stray Fairy #15 is to use the Flower Pad to slowly float down, using minimal movement until the very end.
Boss: Goht
Compared to Odolwa, Goht is relatively easy. When you first enter the room you will have to melt the ice around the beast by using an Fire Arrow. Then, turn into Goron Link and begin to roll after him. You need to charge up to full speed, and then continually slam into the mechanical farm animal. If you run low on Magic, there are bottles all over the track that will refill you. After a few hits, he will fall on the ground. Instead of stopping your roll to punch at him, you can pin yourself between its legs and get multiple hits off by continuing to roll. If you roll into one of the jumps in the room, you will fly into the air, and if you land on Goht's back (or hit him in the air), he will fall to the ground.
As you damage him, Goht will begin to throw more and more attacks at you. First he will throw lightning and rocks, followed by bombs. Simply steer around these and continue to hit him.
Another option for defeating Goht is to wait at the entrance and hit him with arrows as he runs past. This will take much longer, but you won't get hurt in the process.
In the 3DS Version of the game, Goht behaves much the same as he did in previous verisons, except for the introduction of his weak point - another giant eye. You will still have to ram him to weaken him into falling, but now you'll need to damage the eye that pops out his back to do real damage. he falls on his stomach, shoot it with fire arrows. If he falls to his side, you can use your sword as well.
When Goht is defeated, you will gain another heart piece, and its remains. Gather up the heart piece and then stand in the blue light to see spring return to the mountains.
Stray Fairy Locations
- In the room where Goron Link spins across the bridge, it is in a bubble under a ledge.
- In that same room, there is another on the ledge near the frozen enemies.
- On the bottom floor of the central pillar room, step on the switch as Goron Link to make the chest appear.
- On the side in the room with the real bombchu.
- In the room with the giant icicles and snowballs, use the Lens of Truth on a wall near one of the raised platforms to find the alcove.
- In the puzzle room with the raising and lowering platforms, look at the ceiling with the Lens of Truth to find a Fairy in a bubble
- On the second floor of the real bombchu room, use the Lens of Truth to find a hidden set of platforms up to an alcove.
- In the room with the frozen block and switch, melt the ice and step on the switch, then push the block next to the chest that appeared on the platform above.
- Same room as above, push the block near the bombed door and toss a bomb on the crate to expose the fairy
- Same room as above, use the block to reach the silver door on the raised platform, and jump across the next room to get to the chest.
- In the room with ice enemies and torches, melt all the ice enemies to get the fairy.
- In the snowy room with the snowball throwing Eenos, look for a hidden alcove with the Lens of Truth
- Defeat one of the Lizalfos near the top floor
- Defeat the other Lizalfos near the top floor
- Use the flower pad near the boss door to slowly float down to the hidden alcove far below in the pillar room.
Location of Fairy Shrine: After you collect all 15 Stray Fairies in the temple, you need to turn them into a fairy shrine. The Snowhead shrine is located on the same "mountain" that the dungeon is. Instead of running up the ramp to the entrance of the temple, run along the back of the mountain to find the shrine.
Go inside the cabin in the mountain village and speak to the blacksmith inside. For 100 rupees he will upgrade your sword. Pay him that, and then use the Song of Double Time to fast forward to the next day. When you get your new sword, they will tell you that this upgrade will not last long. If you travel back in time, your sword will be back to normal.
However, if you bring them some Gold Dust, they will be able to permanently upgrade your sword. You can get this magic dust by competing in the Goron Races, but giant boulders block the entrance.
Turn into Goron Link, and go into the village. Against one of the walls is an entrance where you can get a Powder Keg. If Goron Link can carry it to the entrance to the Goron Races, you will gain the ability to use the Powder Keg and it will show up in your item screen.
Carry the keg out of the village, and over the rope bridges. Place it on the ground in front of the boulders, and then wait for it to blow up (or shoot it with an arrow as Link). Inside, you are able to compete in the Goron Races. Roll into a ball and charge to full speed to try to win. It may take a couple attempts, but when you finally win you will receive another bottle and it will be filled with Gold Dust.
Take the dust and your sword back to the blacksmiths and allow them to do their job. Fast forward to the next morning to get your fully upgraded sword.
There's much more to do before the next dungeon, including getting your old horse back. The next section covers everything to do After Snowhead Temple.